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A BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER (1689) and BIBLE (1640)

Bound in one volume and embroidered with silk and coloured threads. On the upper cover: Plenty with her cornucopia. On the lower cover: Peace with an olive branch. Several examples of this design are known. The sun's rays are small strips of metal held down by cross stitches.

Held by the Bodleian Library

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