Privately printed
The Form and Order of the Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. 1902
22.6 x 14.6 x 1.0 cm (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1080420
Privately printed
The Form and order of the Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, in the Abbey Church of S. Peter, Westminster, on Saturday the 9th day of August 1902 1902
Privately printed
The Form and order of the Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, in the Abbey Church of S. Peter, Westminster, on Saturday the 9th day of August 1902 1902
Privately printed
The Form and order of the Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, in the Abbey Church of S. Peter, Westminster, on Saturday the 9th day of August 1902 1902
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The Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902 opened the ceremony to a huge number of people: it was no longer the preserve of Peers, politicians and the Clergy. The King saw that representatives of non-Anglican faiths, local councillors and mayors, leaders from across the British Empire, and representatives of the legal and medical professionals were all invited to the event.
This is the King’s personal copy of his Order of Service, specially printed for his use. He signed the flyleaf and sent the book to the Royal Library a month after his Coronation. Throughout, the book has the moments of the King’s direct participation in the ceremony marked up in red ink and small alterations to the ceremony have also been noted.
The book was bound in brown goatskin gold-tooled with elegant strapwork-style decoration by Florence Paget, a notable woman bookbinder who was working between 1899 and 1907.
Provenance
Used by King Edward VII at his Coronation, 9 August 1902
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Measurements
22.6 x 14.6 x 1.0 cm (book measurement (conservation))
Markings
annotation: [The Queen ariseth and goeth to] 'her Faldstool set before' [the steps of the Altar] [p. 23]
annotation: Instructions for the Queen to go to the Faldstool crossed out [p. 24]
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The Form and order of the Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, in the Abbey Church of S. Peter, Westminster, on Saturday the 9th day of August 1902.
