Lyra Prophetica Davidis Regis; sive Analysis Critico-Practica Psalmorum

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Lyra Prophetica Davidis Regis; sive Analysis Critico-Practica Psalmorum

Name: Lyra Prophetica Davidis Regis; sive Analysis Critico-Practica Psalmorum
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Lyra Prophetica Davidis Regis; sive Analysis Critico-Practica Psalmorum, Victorinus Bythner

Publication: London, Typis Eliz. Flesher (Prostat verò venalis apud Wilh. Morden, Cantabrigiæ), 1679

Formatting: Large 8vo, pp. 459.

Condition Report: Good. The book is bound in contemporary panelled speckled calf. The binding remains structurally solid and secure, presenting handsomely despite expected age-related shelf-wear. The boards exhibit some minor surface scuffing, localised spots of wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The spine features five raised bands with blind-tooled compartments; the leather here is rubbed, and there is early cracking to the joints, most notably at the head of the upper joint, as well as minor wear to the headcap. Internally, the text block is securely bound and appears bright, with the striking red and black printed title page wonderfully preserved and free of major tears or oxidisation.

Catalogue Note: This edition of Victorinus Bythner's renowned Hebrew grammar and analysis of the Psalms is notable for emerging from the press of one of the few prominent female master printers of the 17th century. It is catalogued under Donald Wing's Short-Title Catalogue as Wing B6423.

The text provides an extensive critical and practical analysis of the Hebrew vocabulary used in the Book of Psalms, presenting the Hebrew script alongside Latin translations and grammatical rules. Bythner's work was a staple text for Hebrew scholars and theologians well into the 18th century.

Copies in original contemporary bindings that have avoided heavy institutional use or extensive structural damage are increasingly uncommon on the open market.

An enduring masterpiece of 17th-century Biblical scholarship, Lyra Prophetica Davidis Regis offers a meticulous, word-by-word grammatical analysis of the Hebrew Psalms. Compiled by the Polish-born Hebrew professor Victorinus Bythner, this work served as the definitive key to the Psalter for generations of students, combining linguistic rigour with profound theological depth.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Victorinus Bythner

Book Publisher: Elizabeth Flesher / William Morden

Book Language: Latin, Hebrew

Narrative Type: Antiquarian

Genre: Religion & Spirituality

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Signed: No

Book Pages: 459

Book Publication Year: 1679

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Book Binding: Hardcover, Contemporary Calf

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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