Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (1887-1972)
For The Queen : a little book of private devotions in preparation for Her Majesty's Coronation : to be used from first of May to second of June 1953
20.0 x 2.0 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1006833
Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (1887-1972)
For The Queen : a little book of private devotions in preparation for Her Majesty's Coronation : to be used from first of May to second of June 1953
Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (1887-1972)
Master: For The Queen : a little book of private devotions in preparation for Her Majesty's Coronation : to be used from first of May to second of June Item: For the Queen : a little book of private devotions in preparation for Her Majesty's Coronation : to be used from first of May to second of June 1953
Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (1887-1972)
Master: For The Queen : a little book of private devotions in preparation for Her Majesty's Coronation : to be used from first of May to second of June Item: For the Queen : a little book of private devotions in preparation for Her Majesty's Coronation : to be used from first of May to second of June 1953
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher, presented this this small, intimate prayerbook to Queen Elizabeth II on 30 April 1953 to help her prepare for her Coronation on 2 June. It contains a month’s worth of private devotions to be used by the Queen from 1 May until her Coronation on 2 June 1953.
In giving the book to the Queen, Fisher inscribed the flyleaf: 'Presented to / Her Majesty The Queen. / with my humble duty. / Geoffrey Cantuar: / April 30. 1953 . / The first copy.'Provenance
Presented to Queen Elizabeth II on 30 April 1953 by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury
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