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| Title | Psalmi penitentiales |
| Detail Depicted | Printing -- Page design (Double page spread, pp. 6-7)
Printing -- Decorative elements -- Initials (Double page spread, pp. 6-7)
Printing -- Decorative elements -- Miscellaneous (Double page spread, pp. 6-7) |
| Uniform Title | Bible. O.T. Psalms. English (Middle English). Paraphrases. 1894. |
| Creator/Author | F.S. Ellis [Ellis, Frederick Startridge, 1830-1901] (transcribed and ed.) |
| Publisher | Kelmscott Press |
| Place of Publication | Hammersmith [England--London] |
| Date of Publication | 1894 |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Bible. O.T. Psalms. Latin. Selections. 1894
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| Genre Heading | Printed books--1801-1900 (19th century)
Religious works
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| Bibliographic Elements | 63 p. 21 cm. (8vo) |
| Printing Method | Letterpress on handmade laid paper |
| Printer | Kelmscott Press |
| Image Production Process | Relief prints--Wood engravings
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| Binding | Quarter holland as issued (blue paper on boards).
Text of title page printed in black on front cover. |
| General Notes | Signatures: [a][superscript 4] b-e[superscript 8] [$2 (-[a]1, 2, b1, e1) signed]; 36 leaves, pp. [8] [1] 2-5 [6] 7-12 [13] 14-23 [24] 25-33 [34] 35-48 [49] 50-52 [53] 54-63 [64].
Chaucer type.
Three-quarter borders; three- and six-line initials.
Latin text in red.
Colophon: THUS ends this rhymed version of the Penitential Psalms [ornament I] Found in a Manuscript of Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis, writtten at Gloucester about the year 1440, and now transcribed and edited by F.S. Ellis. Printed by William Morris, at the Kelms- cott Press, 14, Upper Mall, Hammersmith. finished on the 15th day of November, 1894. [printer's mark I]
300 paper copies; 12 vellum copies. UW copy is on paper. |
| Previous Owners | Cortlandt F. Bishop
Edward Hale Bierstadt |
| References | Peterson A30 |
| Language | Latin text and English paraphrase |
| Digital Collection | Historical Book Arts Collection |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | Special Collections |
| Call Number | SpecColl Rare Books 223.2 B4711pEk |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003 |
| Restrictions/Copyright | Some of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections. |
