Shelfmark
En.2.16(05)
Main entry--uniform title
Bible. O.T. Psalms. Sternhold and Hopkins. English.
Title
The whole booke of psalmes. / 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 evening prayer, as also before and after sermons, and moreouer in private houses, for their godly solace and comfort, laying apart all vngodly songs and ballads, which tend onely to the nourishment of vice, and corrupting of youth.
Varying form of title
VVhole booke of Psalmes
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed [by William Stansby] for the Company of Stationers., 1625.
Physical description
[10], 91, [11] p. : music ; 4to.
Note
Woodcut illustration of the risen Christ within cartouche on title-page; woodcut head- and tail-piece; initials.
Note
Text printed in double columns, black letter.
Note
Signatures: A-G⁸.
Note
Printer's name from STC.
Citation/references note
ESTC, S102069
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 2590
Provenance
Inscription on t.p.: William Kent his booke 1634.
Binding
Contemporary dark brown leather; considerably restored and trimmed in 20th century; blind tooled double fillet frame, with second scroll frame containing flower fleurons; 20th century leather spine; gold tooled title; new plain endpapers.
Copy-specific note
Bound in volume with the Book of Common Prayer, Genealogies of the Holy Scriptures, and the Bible.
Copy-specific note
Copy imperfect: lacks signatures G1-G8.
Added entry--name
Stansby, William, active 1597 - 1638 printer.
Added entry--name
Hopkins, John, ? - -1570 translator.
Added entry--name
Sternhold, Thomas, ? - -1549 translator.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B32364