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Thysiasterion Vel, Scintilla Altaris - Primitive Devotion in the Feasts and Fasts of the Church of England, with Additions upon the three Grand Solemnities, last annexed to the Liturgy


Edward Sparke


T. Basset & J. Brome 1682

Binding:  Hardback  |  Condition: Fair  | 

'The Alter, or, The spark of the altar'. Sparke's hugely influential Scintillula Altaris of 1652. In which Sparke describes the various feasts of the calendar and how they are to be celebrated. With engravings. Including the author's poem plus verse by Brome and Thomas Fuller, and the author's later supplementary 'three Grand Solemnities'. Contemporary (or near) cambridge panel style leather binding. 8vo. Sticker to front cover. significant rubbing to leather with loss to spine. previous owner's copious notes to end-papers and half-title. Gutters cracking but text-block sound and clean. Fair+

£80.00 + FREE shipping