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The prayer book contains hours destined for the diocese of Tours. [4] It is printed in Gothic type on parchment. [4] A text is written in Latin and French. [1] The size of the book is 10.5x8 cm. [4] The 14 full-page figurative images preceding selected texts of the Gospels, the Hours, penitential psalms and prayers for the dead, were painted on ...
The book was probably commissioned for Bonne de Luxembourg, Duchess of Normandy, daughter of John the Blind and the wife of John II of France, probably at the end of her husband's life, c 1348–49. At the time illuminated manuscripts could compete with monastic scriptoria and panel painting as commercially attractive donor portraits .
A prayer book is a book containing prayers and perhaps devotional readings, for private or communal use, or in some cases, outlining the liturgy of religious services. Books containing mainly orders of religious services, or readings for them are termed "service books" or "liturgical books", and are thus not prayer-books in the strictest sense, but the term is often used very loosely.
Only in 1955 did the church set up the Liturgical Commission and ten years later the Church Assembly passed the Prayer Book (Alternative and Other Services) Measure 1965. A series of books followed, most becoming authorised for use in 1966 or 1967: the Series 1 (formally "Alternative Services Series 1") communion book scarcely differed from the 1928 book (as was the case with its wedding service).
1803 Sephardic prayer book, in the Jewish Museum of Switzerland’s collection. This List of Sephardic prayer books is supplementary to the article on Sephardic law and customs. It is divided both by age and by geographical origin. For the evolution of the laws and customs of prayer in Sephardic communities, see the main article.
A related society is the Prayer Book Society of Canada. There are additional groups in Britain and Australia. The late Peter Toon was formerly the President of the Society. The current President is the Revd Gavin Dunbar, Rector of St John's Church in Savannah, Georgia.
9. "God, thank you for grandparents who always have money for ice cream and a minute for a funny story." 10. "Dear Lord, please give our grandparents the patience of saints—especially when we ...
In addition to various prayers and devotions, it includes the order of Mass according to the Anglican Missal, with the Prayer Book Canon of the Mass. The 1947 original edition was republished in 1998 as Traditional St. Augustine's Prayer Book by Preservation Press of Swedesboro, NJ.