The whole booke of psalmes
By: collected into English meeter by Thomas Sternhold, Iohn Hopkins, and others ; conferred with the Hebrew, with apt notes to sing them withall, set forth and allowed to be sung in all churches of all the people together, before and after morning and euening prayer, as also before and after sermons, and moreouer in priuate houses, for their Godly solace and comfort, laying apart all vngodly songs and ballads which tend only to the nourishing of vice and corrupting of youth ...
Contributors: Hopkins, John, -1570; Athanasius, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, -373; Purfoot, Thomas, -1639 or 1640; Benton, Josiah H. (Josiah Henry), 1843-1917, former owner
Publisher: Printed [by T. Purfoot] for the Company of Stationers
Published: 1615
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
Subjects: Psalms (Music); Early works to 1800; English Paraphrases; Psalters; Bible
Other titles: Psalme English meeter; Bible. Psalms. English. 1615.; Benton Collection of Editions of the Book of Common Prayer.; Treatise made by Athanasius the Great, concerning the use and vertue of the Psalmes.
Work titles: Whole book of psalms
Notes: Signatures: A-Ṕœ Q́þ.
Printer from ESTC.
Pages 53, 65, 130, and 137 misnumbered 35, 64, 103, and 134, respectively; numbers 110 and 112 repeated in pagination. Leaf P6 erroneously numbered 143. Text and register are continuous despite pagination. Pagination begins on leaf B4 verso and ends on P2 verso.
Printed in one column, black letter.
Includes A treatise made by Athanasius the Great, concerning the use and vertue of the Psalmes.
Title within ornamental woodcut border with figures of Wisdome Fame and Science. At head of title, the arms of James I, and in corners symbols of the 4 Evangelists. Woodcut initial throughout, and 2 large historiated capitals (leaves A2 and A5) each with factotum containing the initials of the printer T.P.
Includes index.
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 2550
English short title catalogue, S90717
cataloged 20180214 lrouse
condition reviewed 20180215 cletizia
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy BENTON 16.4 FOLIO from the collection of Josiah Benton. Pencilled notations on front pastedown, possibly prices. Bound in early semi-limp vellum, titled on the spine in ink. Leaves of gathering Q reinforced in spine. Housed in light brown morocco asbestos-lined pull-off case by Riviere.