The New Testament, The Book of Common Prayer ca. 1636 The Book of Common Prayer printed by Robert Barker Both front and back covers of this richly decorated Bible have images of King David, made in vibrant long-and-short stitch within highly ornate raised cartouches embroidered in metal thread. The front cover shows King David in profile playing his lyre, illuminated by divine rays emanating from above. Yvonne Hackenbroch noted that this standing King David derived from a figure of David on the title page of a Bible published in Cambridge in 1629. Hackenbroch also found the source for the pose of the King David on the back cover, where he is posed facing outward and holding a scepter and lyre: the title page of the third volume of Gerard de Jodes Thesaurus Novi Testamenti (Antwerp, 1585). The spine of this Bible has five registers, each with a tent-stitch flower typical of this period. The flowers from top to bottom are: tulip, cornflower, rose, pansy, and carnation/pink. The needle-w

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