Image of Embroidered back cover, Prayers and Meditations of Queen Katherine Parr, by English School, (16th century)

Embroidered back cover, Prayers and Meditations of Queen Katherine Parr, 1545

IMAGE number: BL3265358
Image title: Embroidered back cover, Prayers and Meditations of Queen Katherine Parr, 1545
Artist: English School, (16th century) / English
Location: British Library, London, UK
Date: 1545 AD (C16th AD)

Image description: Prayers and Meditations of Queen Katherine Parr England; 1545 Language: Latin, French, Italian Source/Shelfmark: Royal 7 D. X, binding [Whole cover] Crimson silk binding, embroidered with gold and silver thread and coloured silks, with a monogram on the name Katharina, and initial H' above, the Lion of England below, and Tudor roses in the corners. The binding was made for a prayer book translated into Latin, French, and Italian by Princess Elizabeth in 1545 Image taken from Prayers and Meditations of Queen Katherine Parr. Originally published/produced in England; 1545.
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: alphabet / Bible / book / binding (book) / house of Tudor / Tudor period (1485-1603) / England / United Kingdom / Europe / written language / religious books / initial / text / religious works / embroidered / religious objects / religious texts / cover / prayer / gold / tudor dynasty / tudor period / front cover / ceremony and ritual

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