Apr 23, 2007 - Sale 2111

Sale 2111 - Lot 212

Price Realized: $ 144
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
(JAMES, LITURGY OF ST.) The Ancient Liturgy of the Church of Jerusalem; being, The Liturgy of St. James [and other texts]. Greek text with English translation by Thomas Rattray. xx, 122 pages. 4to, contemporary 1/4 sheep, spine heavily worn, ends chipped. London: James Bettenham, 1744

Additional Details

first edition in english of the Greek version of the liturgy associated with the early Church of Jerusalem, which the Scottish Episcopal Bishop Rattray (1684-1743) wished to make the basis for the Scottish communion office. Traditionally ascribed to St. James, the first Patriarch of Jerusalem, the liturgy in its Syriac form is still used by the Syrian Orthodox Churches.