Katherine Parr's Giftbooks, Henry VIII's Marginalia, and the Display of Royal Power and Piety
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DOI: 10.1017/rqx.2022.445
Abstract: This essay examines deluxe copies of Katherine Parr's “Psalms or Prayers” (1544) distributed as gifts as part of Henry VIII's wartime campaign. The book promoted supplication for the king, and Parr used hand illumination to… read more here.
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