Psalterium Sextuplex – Tehillim with Several Translations – Lyon, 1530 – First Tehillim Printed in France – ...

Psalterium Sextuplex – Tehillim with Several Translations – Lyon, 1530 – First Tehillim Printed in France – Incomplete Copy

Psalterium Sextuplex, Hebraeum, cum tribus latinis videlicet, Divi Hieronymi, R. P. Sanctis Pagnini & Felicis Pratensis [Book of Tehillim, Hebrew text with five translations]. Lyon (France): Sebastian Gryphius, 1530.
First Hebrew Book of Tehillim printed in France.
This is Part I of the book, which contains the entire Hebrew text of Tehillim accompanied by three Latin translations of Hieronymo, Pagnino and Pratensis, printed in four columns. Part II (with a separate inner title page), with the Vulgate translation and the Septuagint (Greek), is lacking.
The book opens with an index of the Latin names of the chapters (according to the order of the Latin alphabet).
A fine printer's device appears in the center of the title page.
Handwritten Latin inscriptions to title page and final endpaper.

[200] leaves. Lacking [160] leaves of Part II. 18 cm. Some browned leaves. Fair-good condition, beginning leaves in fair condition. Stains, including dark stains to several leaves. Wear. Worming and open tears (extensive worming to title page), slightly affecting text. Early leather binding with embossed decorations, damaged and slightly detached, with extensive worming and open tears.

Listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book according to a copy found in the Palatine Library in Parma. The book is not recorded in the Bodleian Library in Oxford, nor in the NLI catalogue.
Darlow & Moule, 1415

PLEASE NOTE: Some lot descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to the Hebrew text.