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The VVhole Booke Of Psalmes
- Title
- The VVhole Booke Of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre. Whereunto is prefixed a discourse declaring not only the lawfullnes, but also the necessity of the heavenly ordinance of singing Scripture Psalmes in the Churches of God ...
- Publication
- [Cambridge, Mass.] Imprinted [by Stephen Day] 1640.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Restricted use | *KD 1640 (Bible. Old Testament: Psalms. VVhole Booke Of Psalmes) | Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- [296] pages.; 18.5 cm. (4to).
- Uniform Title
- Bible. Psalms. English. 1640.
- Alternative Title
- Whole Booke Of Psalmes
- Whole Book of Psalms
- VVhole booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre
- Whole booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre
- Bay Psalm book
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Psalters.
- Note
- The first book printed in British North America, commonly known as the Bay Psalm book. Translated by Richard Mather, John Eliot, and Thomas Weld, among others. The preface is possibly by Mather, but could be by John Cotton. Cf. Zoltan Haraszti, The enigma of the Bay Psalm book, 1956, pages 12-27.
- Signatures: *-2*⁴ A-V⁴ W⁴ X-2L⁴ (2L4v blank).
- "Faults escaped in printing": Page [295].
- Indexed In (note)
- Evans
- Sabin
- English Short Title Catalog
- Call Number
- *KD 1640 (Bible. Old Testament: Psalms. VVhole Booke Of Psalmes)
- LCCN
- 71002405
- OCLC
- 37843
- 11796549
- Title
- The VVhole Booke Of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre. Whereunto is prefixed a discourse declaring not only the lawfullnes, but also the necessity of the heavenly ordinance of singing Scripture Psalmes in the Churches of God ...
- Imprint
- [Cambridge, Mass.] Imprinted [by Stephen Day] 1640.
- Indexed In:
- Evans 4Sabin 66428English Short Title Catalog W15144, http://estc.bl.uk/W15144
- Local Note
- Imperfect: Sig. G₁ mutilated.Lenox Collection.
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States Massachusetts Cambridge.
- Added Author
- Cotton, John, 1584-1652.Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.Eliot, John, 1604-1690.Weld, Thomas, 1590?-1662.Day, Stephen, 1594?-1668, printer.Day, Matthew, -1649, printer.
- Added Title
- Bible. Psalms. English. 1640.
- Research Call Number
- *KD 1640 (Bible. Old Testament: Psalms. VVhole Booke Of Psalmes)