B28652
Shelfmark
I TBS
Main entry - uniform title
Bible., O.T., Psalms., Sternhold and Hopkins., English.
Title
The whole book of Psalms, collected into English metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others; conferred with the Hebrew: set for and allowed to be sung in all churches, of all the people together, before and after morning and evening prayer; and also before and after sermons; and moreover in private houses, for their godly solace and comfort: laying apart all ungodly songs and ballads, which tend only to the nourishing of vice, and corrupting of youth.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Oxford :, printed by T. Wright and W. Gill: sold by S. Crowder, London; and by W. Jackson, in Oxford,, 1774.
Physical description
[96] p. ;, 12mo.
Note
Sigs. D8 (verso) - D12 contain the 'Veni creator', etc., but do not include 'A form of prayer' (cf. ESTC T82236).
Note
Final leaf = D12.
Citation/references note
ESTC,, T131838
Provenance
Ms. notes on front flyleaf: "Ann Noferi's prayer book, given her by Walter Hawksworth Esqr: Hawksworth Hall Yorkshire, December 25th 1779, & presented to Martha the Wife of S. Yorke, Clerk, by the said Ann Noferi on Monday April 2d 1781".
Binding
Edwards of Halifax painted vellum binding, showing ecclesiastical ruins; gold tooled Greek key roll border, over blue stain; gold tooled and blue stained flat spine; blue silk doublure with gold tooled flower and wreath decoration; marbled flyleafs; gold edges; red morocco case.
Copy-specific note
Bound with The book of common prayer, printed by Wright and Gill in 1774 (ESTC T131839).
Subject
Bible., O.T., Psalms., Paraphrases, English.
Added entry--place
England, Oxford
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