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Mearne, Samuel (1624-1683) of London
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The Book of Common Prayer, etc. Publication Details: Oxford: printed at the Theater, and are to be sold by Peter Parker

Notes: The special services and all leaves containing the sovereign's name have been inserted from an edition printed in the reign of James II.
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Style: Cottage roof; Caption: Lower cover (partial image); Colour: Red|Black; Edge: Gilt|Painted
Date Binding: 17c
Medium Decorative Technique: Tooled in gold|Painted; Cover Material: Goatskin (includes morocco, turkey etc)
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Shelfmark: 11g5
Place of creation Binding: England
Object history Text: 1681; London; James II, King of England (1685-89, d.1701)
Notes Rebacked with the original spine onlaid. With the cypher of James II. Service book produced for the royal chapels by the Mearne workshop, later acquired by Archbishop John Tillotson, then Bishop Gilbert Burnet, then George III.
References Nixon. English Restoration Bookbindings, nos22 & 23.
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