
Dedication bindings
These books are notably different to the rest of Charles II's book collection. They were presented to the king, each book personalised by the binding surrounding the text. Their sumptuous decoration reflects the prevailing fashions of the day and the revival of splendour after the restraint of the Interregnum.
Jeremy Taylor (1613-67)
Ductor Dubitantium, or, The Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures
Jeremy Taylor (1613-67)
Ductor Dubitantium, or, The Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; v. 2
St Augustine, Bishop of Hippo (354-430)
El alma del incomparable San Augustin sacada del cverpo de sus confessiones.
Charles I, King of Great Britain (1600-49)
A collection of declarations, treaties, and other principal passages concerning the differences betwixt King Charles I and his two Houses of Parliament ...
Church of England. Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the sacraments ...
Captain Thomas Binning (b. 1620)