Physical description

Hard cover book. Alter Services as Proposed in 1928 (Holy Communion & 1928 Additions)
Author: Not Individually Authored
Publisher: Oxford University Press. Milford House, London.
Date: 1927-1928
Further Information: Hard cloth covered book blue in colour with gilt lettering to spine.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

Title on Spine

Summary

This is a Church of England liturgical publication tied to the famous 1928 Prayer Book controversy. The subject book is a separately printed "altar service" edition of the Communion service, not a full Prayer Book, but the Communion rite alone, formatted for use at the altar, often in large print for the celebrant. Its full title spells out exactly what it contains: "The Order Of The Administration Of The Lord's Supper Or Holy Communion With The Additions And Deviations Proposed In 1928." These books are often catalogued informally under the spine title "Altar Services as proposed in 1928."
It presents the traditional 1662 Communion service but interleaves or appends the changes proposed for the 1928 revision, hence "additions and deviations." This lets a priest see, side by side, what the existing 1662 rite said and what the proposed 1928 revision would change, for example, an added prayer, an alternative prayer of consecration, a repositioned Prayer of Oblation, etc.