[The Psalms, Canticles, Song of songs, etc. in Ethiopic
By: edited by Joannes Potken]
Publisher: Per Marcellum Silber al's fra[n]ck
Published: 1513
Place of publication: Rome
Language: gez
Subjects: Ethiopic language; Texts
Other titles: Bible. Psalms. Ethiopic. Potken. 1513.; Bible. Song of Solomon. Ethiopic. Potken. 1513.
Work titles: Bible Old Testament Selections Ethiopic 1513
Notes: "Impressum ingenio [&] impensis Joan[n]is Potken. Per Marcellum Silber al's fra[n]ck. 1513"--Final leaf.

D & M have, "The earliest book printed in Ethiopic character, contains the Psalter, certain biblical hymns and prayers, and the Song of Solomon. Edited by Joannes Potken ..." No title, preliminary leaf with a woodcut in red ink of David playing on a harp within an ornamental border with the initials S.C., and on verso the preface in Latin. Text is followed by Ethiopic syllabary and table of numbers with explanation in Latin. Signatures (in Ethiopic character) are generally in eights; 108 ff. Some of the headings are in red ink.

The first book printed in Ethiopic characters (Geez)

Darlow-Moule, 3560.

Purchase; Martin Breslauer; 78 Stamford Court, Goldmark Road, London, England; 1950 November 17; 50-438; $154.00 (Friends of the Library Fund).

Text in Geez with preliminaries in Latin.

From the library of Charles Fairfax Murray, with his bookplate on front pastedown.

Imperfect: According to B.M.Cat. 1st folio is missing.

Text in black and red; in CMI case.