Argumenta psalmorum Davidis per tetrasticha manu Estherae Inglis exarata strenae nomine illus principi Henrico oblata

Folger bibliographic ID: 233045
Folger call number: V.a.94
Folger holdings ID: 281691
Accession Number: 510504

Psalms 1-150, except for 13 (no leaf appears to be missing); verses of 2 or 4 lines for each psalm. Dedicated to Prince Henry, with his arms in color. All in the same calligraphic style. No decoration except for the dedication to Prince Henry

General notes

In Latin Selections available as a digital reproduction Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald Psalms I-XVII seem to be one gathering -- First half I-VII, second half VII-XVII Psalms listed in the Folger index of first lines Portions also available as a digital reproduction Contemporary embroidered binding, with gold and silver thread and metal clasps, decorated with seed pearls This record contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2001-2002. The Reader Revealed (catalog entry 90) Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1987. Folger's Choice (catalog entry 46) Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1992. Fine and Historic Bookbindings (catalog entry 8:2) Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2005. Consuming Splendor Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006-2007. Technologies of Writing in the Age of Print Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2018.Form and Function: The Genius of the Book

Publications

Jackson, D.J. Esther Inglis, calligrapher, 1571-1624. New York : Spiral Press, 1937, no. 24 Scott-Elliot, A.H. and Elspeth Yeo. "Calligraphic manuscripts of Esther Inglis (1571-1624)." Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, 84:1 (March 1990), no. 36 Infinite variety: exploring the Folger Shakespeare Library / edited by Esther Ferington. Seattle : Distributed by University of Washington Press, c2002, p. 49

Uniform title: Bible. Psalms. Latin
Extended title: Argumenta psalmorum Davidis per tetrasticha manu Estherae Inglis exarata strenae nomine illus principi Henrico oblata, 1608

calligrapher: Inglis, Esther, 1571-1624
dedicatee: Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1594-1612
former owner: Rosenwald, Lessing J. (Lessing Julius), 1891-1979