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PSALTERS.
129
51. Psalterium. Gilzece. Printed hy Aldus. Ve-
nice. TVithout Date. Quarto.
The present copy is exactly conformable to the description of Re-
nouard, which is as follows : * Printed in red and black, with the Greek
types of the Aristotle ; having no numerals, but signatures and catch-
words. The title is a single Greek word 'PAATHPION; on the re-
verse commences the preface of Justinus Decadyus, addressed to the
Greeks then dwelling in Greece. This is printed in smaller characters
than are tliose of the body of the work, and occupies two pages and a
half. The text is divided into two parts; the first concluding with
the 8th leaf of signature t. The first leaf of each part is surrounded
with a curious (and not inelegant) border, cut in wood; and each of
these parts concludes with some iambic verses in praise of David.
Every psalm begins with a wood-cut capital initial; and at the bottom
of the last leaf is the Register, with the subscription in Greek.’ L'lm-
prim. des Alde; vol. i. p. 437-
Renouard conceives, and with justice, that this edition is not pos-
terior to the year 1498. It may be added that the paper is of a deli-
cate colour and texture, and that in some copies, above the top line
of the recto of one of the leaves, a Greek line is inserted in ms.;
which appears to be nearly coeval with the date of the printing. A
copy which I purchased of Mr. Payne, a few years ago, had this pecu-
liarity ; but it is probable that many copies have the same distinction.
That there were copies upon vellum—although none, I believe, have
been yet discovered—may be safely affirmed. The present copy is in
beautiful preservation, and in such a legitimate state of magnitude,
that many of the leaves, at bottom, retain their pristine roughness.
52. PSALTERIUM, LlNGUA SAXONICA InFERIORI.
WithoutPlace, Date, orPrinter’sName. Octavo.
This uncommon volume begins on the recto of the first leaf, thus;
#egoriu£ gtrift ^ectiiio mora^
lium in fccmr ij, tapittri fcc
Pge gcrift toett ae^etf) ijoe
VOL. I.
S
PSALTERS.
129
51. Psalterium. Gilzece. Printed hy Aldus. Ve-
nice. TVithout Date. Quarto.
The present copy is exactly conformable to the description of Re-
nouard, which is as follows : * Printed in red and black, with the Greek
types of the Aristotle ; having no numerals, but signatures and catch-
words. The title is a single Greek word 'PAATHPION; on the re-
verse commences the preface of Justinus Decadyus, addressed to the
Greeks then dwelling in Greece. This is printed in smaller characters
than are tliose of the body of the work, and occupies two pages and a
half. The text is divided into two parts; the first concluding with
the 8th leaf of signature t. The first leaf of each part is surrounded
with a curious (and not inelegant) border, cut in wood; and each of
these parts concludes with some iambic verses in praise of David.
Every psalm begins with a wood-cut capital initial; and at the bottom
of the last leaf is the Register, with the subscription in Greek.’ L'lm-
prim. des Alde; vol. i. p. 437-
Renouard conceives, and with justice, that this edition is not pos-
terior to the year 1498. It may be added that the paper is of a deli-
cate colour and texture, and that in some copies, above the top line
of the recto of one of the leaves, a Greek line is inserted in ms.;
which appears to be nearly coeval with the date of the printing. A
copy which I purchased of Mr. Payne, a few years ago, had this pecu-
liarity ; but it is probable that many copies have the same distinction.
That there were copies upon vellum—although none, I believe, have
been yet discovered—may be safely affirmed. The present copy is in
beautiful preservation, and in such a legitimate state of magnitude,
that many of the leaves, at bottom, retain their pristine roughness.
52. PSALTERIUM, LlNGUA SAXONICA InFERIORI.
WithoutPlace, Date, orPrinter’sName. Octavo.
This uncommon volume begins on the recto of the first leaf, thus;
#egoriu£ gtrift ^ectiiio mora^
lium in fccmr ij, tapittri fcc
Pge gcrift toett ae^etf) ijoe
VOL. I.
S