The prymer : the prayer book of the mediaeval era adapted for contemporary use / translated and adapted by Robert Webber
2000, First Edition. London : SPCK. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 172 pages; The origin of the Prymer lies in the monasteries of the 9th and 10th centuries, as a canon of prayers additional to the daily prescribed prayer. They came to be used by lay people for private prayer and for teaching the young to read. The Prymer falls in two parts - prayers and readings for daily devotion (the daily prayer of medieval spirituality) and prayers in time of grief (the Office for the Dead). This book is a daily office of 30 days, with additional prayers for Advent and Lent, which could be used for daily prayer throughout the year. xii, 172p ; 22.5cm. Item #224961
Price: €25.00