Swenska Psalm-Boken, Med the Stycker, som ther til höra & Evangelia och Epistlar På alla Söndagar, Högtider och Helgedagar (1778)

Abstract

Although separate titles in their own right, these two books, The Swedish Hymnbook and a collection of Biblical passages for all Sundays and Holy Days, are seen so often together that they can rightfully be called the yin and yang of the early modern Swedish book market. Bestsellers in their time, with new editions coming every other year, they were a must-have for both wealthy and poor. This blog post looks into the provenance of a particular copy of these two books, owned by a Swedish woman called Anna Eric’s daughter.