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Bible in English. Psalms
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20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- The Whole Psalter translated into English Metre, which contayneth an hundredth and fifty psalms. The first [-third and last] Quinquagene. London: Imprinted ... by John Daye, dwelling over Aldersgate, beneath S. Martyns, [1567?]
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4to (7 3/8 x 5 in.; 189 x 127 mm). Title within allegorical woodcut border (McKerrow & Ferguson 113), two additional section titles with typographic ornament and woodcut vignette, gothic roman and italic type, printed music, woodcut printer's device on final verso; light narrow dampstain in lower margin of first four and last quires, lower outer corner of title and colophon leaves neatly mended. Nineteenth-century black morocco gilt, gilt-stamped arms in center of upper cover (Macclesfield), spine gilt, edges gilt; joints worn.
Provenance
Earl of Macclesfield, Shirburn Castle (bookplate, supralibros, small embossed library stamp on first four leaves, Sotheby's, 11 April 2006, lot 2316). acquisition: Purchased at the foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch
Literature
STC 2729; ESTC S102297; BUCEM, p. 817; Steele 53
Condition
light narrow dampstain in lower margin of first four quires, lower outer corner of title neatly mended. Nineteenth-century black morocco gilt, gilt-stamped arms in center of upper cover (Macclesfield), spine gilt, edges gilt; joints worn.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Translated by Archbishop Matthew Parker, whose name appears in an acrostic before Psalm 119, with four-part musical settings by Thomas Tallis. The text of the Psalms is preceded by prose texts by saints Basil, Chrysostom, and Athanasius, extolling the Psalms and their reading and singing. Each Psalm is preceded by an argument, printed in italic, and there are also occasional collects. Some Psalms appear in various versions in different meters (e.g. Psalm 36).
The "eyght tunes" are printed at the end, including the musical setting of the famous Tallis theme used by Ralph Vaughan Williams for his Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis.