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Prayer Books for private devotion have a long history. Jewish prayer books('''siddur''' סידור (plural '''siddurim''') date back to at least 850 A.D.
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== History ==
Before the advent of printing, Prayer Books were written by hand and were often richly decorated with initials and miniature illustrations telling stories in the lives of Christ or the saints, or stories from the Bible. Because of the cost involved, such prayer books were usually only used by clergy, monastics, or the wealthy.
The St. Tikhon's Prayer book (Slavonic/English Edition): This prayer book is particularly useful in parishes in which both English and Slavonic are used.
[http://www.antiochian.org/orthodox-prayers The Pocket Prayer Book for Orthodox Christians], published by the Antiochian Archdiocese, is a popular, but more abbreviated version of the Prayer Book, though it contains some prayers not typically included in other prayer books.
*[[Wikipedia:Siddur]]
*[[Wikipedia:Breviary]]
*[[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/prayerbks.aspx A Listing of Suggested Prayer Boooks. Orthodoxinfo.com] == External Links== *[http://www.saintjonah.org/services/library.htm Practical Tips on how to Build a Liturgical Library]*[http://www.myriobiblos.gr/texts/english/prayerbook/main.htm The Old (Fr. Lazarus Moore) Jordanville Prayer Book, Online]*[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/pr_prayer.aspx Prayer, Orthodoxinfo.com] [[Category:Liturgics]][[Category:Texts]]