Folio Society (pub.). King Henry's Prayer book, 2009 folio society, commentary by Carley, James P London Folio Society, 2009. Hardcover. Book Condition: As New. Limited edition of 980 copies, two volumes. Facsimile in red silk velvet binding, two brass clasps. "Few of the treasures in the British Library evoke such a powerful reaction as the private prayer book of King Henry VIII (It) was one of his most cherished possessions, a book he pored over and annotated throughout. His marginal notes which can be clearly read give us an unrivalled insight into the private thoughts and spiritual concerns of the King .The Latin text is in an elegant humanist hand and easily read even today. The book is illuminated with seven exquisite miniatures and hundreds of gorgeously coloured capitals depicting birds, animals, flowers and plants.Henry's marginal notes in pen, pencil and red ink are fully translated in the accompanying Commentary volume. The original binding of the Prayer Book has survived, along with most of its clasps. This has allowed us to reproduce it exactly, from the red silk velvet on wooden boards to the . intricate design of the brass clasps. Inside every detail of the original is visible from the beauty of the glorious illuminations to the faintest of pencil marks and water marks on the vellum.A facsimile that reflects both the opulence and the intimate nature of this extraordinary royal treasure Both volumes fine and housed in a fine box