Some account of the present Greek Church
Book Description
Full title reads: Some account of the present Greek Church, with reflections on their present doctrine and discipline; particularly in the Eucharist, and the rest of their seven pretended sacraments, compared with Jac. Goar’s Notes upon the Greek ritual, or Euchologion, by John Covel, D.D. and Master of Christ College in Cambridge. Cambridge: printed for Cornelius Crownfield, Printer to the University: and are to be sold by James Knapton, and Robert Knaplock, in St. Paul’s Church-yard; and William Taylor, in Pater-Noster-Row, London, MDCCXXII. First edition. Folio. [10], lx, [4], 400, [10]. Approx size: 35cm x 23cm. Contemporary paneled calf, edges speckled, recent reback, endpapers renewed. Paper somewhat wrinkled to margins, but otherwise a good clean example, with no annotations or markings. Half-title present, reading Dr. Covel’s account of the Greek Church. Collated and correct, with four plates, showing ecclesiastical dress, church utensils, and a church plan. Blackmer 420.
Dealer Notes
Covel was Chaplain to the Levant Company in Istanbul, and had an excellent opportunity to witness the Orthodox Ottoman subjects closely. His work covers Greek Communion, the Liturgy, Transubstantiation, the Sacraments, and images and the worship of saints.
Author
COVEL , John.
Date
1722
Binding
Contemporary paneled calf, recent reback.
Illustrator
Anon
Condition
Very good
Pages
Folio. [10], lx, [4], 400, [10].
Friends of the PBFA
For £10 get free entry to our fairs, updates from the PBFA and more.
Please email info@pbfa.org for more information