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George Scharf

THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS, AND OTHER RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH

Maker

George Scharf
John Murray (British), publisher
After Fra Angelico (Italian, ca. 1400-1455)
After Overbeck
After Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)
After Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665)
After Gustav Heinrich Nacke (German, 1786-1835)
After Fra Bartolommeo (Italian, 1472-1517)
After John Callcott Horsley (British, 1817-1903)
After Henry Warren (British, 1794-1879)
Owen Jones (British, 1809-1874), designer

Title

THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS, AND OTHER RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH

Year

1845

Medium

  • woodcut,
  • illumination

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • woodcut,
  • illumination

Materials

woodcut, illumination

Supports

  • Medium off-white wove paper,
  • gold fore-edges.

Geography

Place Made: London; Place Made: England

Dimensions

24.8 x 18.4 x 5.7 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Porter

Object Number

1986.215

Type

  • Books

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George Scharf
John Murray (British), publisher
After Fra Angelico (Italian, ca. 1400-1455)
After Overbeck
After Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)
After Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665)
After Gustav Heinrich Nacke (German, 1786-1835)
After Fra Bartolommeo (Italian, 1472-1517)
After John Callcott Horsley (British, 1817-1903)
After Henry Warren (British, 1794-1879)
Owen Jones (British, 1809-1874), designer
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS, AND OTHER RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH, 1845
woodcut; illumination
24.8 x 18.4 x 5.7 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Porter 1986.215

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