Book of Common Prayer (1845 illuminated version)
The illuminated Book of Common Prayer was published in London by John Murray in an edition of 4,000, hoping to follow the success of Jones's Ancient Spanish Ballads (1841).[5] The first page which begins the order for Morning Prayer is decorated with a stylized floral border against a black background, which suggests East Indian inspiration.[2] The thirty-seven illustrations sprinkled throughout the text, were drawn by George Scharf after Raphael, Johann Friedrich Overbeck, Nicolas Poussin, Naeke [de], Fra Angelico (called "Ang.According to Ruari McLean, "This was certainly in keeping with Jones's intention to bring his study of the arts to bear on his own times, and may also have seemed a good way to avoid reference to the medieval Roman Catholic Church.The latter is a limited edition of 800 copies,[10] with the cover featuring a floral cross surrounded by an ornamental frame, both printed in gold, blue and red, against a black background.