Der Psalter deß Königlichen Propheten Davids [Psalter of the Prophet and King David], by Ambrosius Lobwasser (1515-1585). Leipzig: Hans Steinmann, 1576. German and some Latin.
German metrical translation of The Book of Psalms, with musical notation. Each psalm is preceded by a short summary and followed by a short prayer. A woodcut depicting King David playing the harp is printed at the beginning of chapter 1 and at the beginning of chapter 77. Printer's device on last page.
Ambrosius Lobwasser's translation of the Psalter was first published in Leipzig in 1573. It was the standard psalm-book used in the German Reformed Church until the 18th century and was widely reprinted.
Fine binding, pigskin over wooden boards, with blind-stamped portraits of Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon.
[543] ff., 16 cm. Good condition. Stains (large dampstains to most leaves). Several tears to title page and to edges of other leaves. Worming to boards, title page, the following leaf and back endpapers. Handwritten notations. Pigskin over wooden boards; metal clasps. Blemishes and wear to binding (old restorations, with pieces of leather). New piece of leather, with the title of the book, mounted to spine.