Untitled (Prayer Book)
Title
Untitled (Prayer Book)
Creator
Description
A leather bound raised spine prayer book with carved ivory crucifix and ornamentation inlaid, plain and gold tooling on cover, spine and cover edges. Gilt text block ends. Red and black printed text pages, red ink initial ornamentation.
Date
1924
Style Period
Western Modern 1900-1950
State Edition
Western Modern 1900-1950
Worktype
Book
Technique
Bound
tooled
printed
carved
inlaid
Material
Leather
Ivory
Paper
Measurements
15.5 x 10 x 4 cm.
Cultural Context
English
Source
Bequest of John and Katharine Maltwood
Collection
Citation
Garbe, Richard , “Untitled (Prayer Book),” Life Stories, accessed April 29, 2026, https://lifestories.uvic.ca/items/show/127.