Raynerio Snoygoudano - Psalterium paraphrasibus - 1542

Rainer Snoygoudanus / Reinier Snoy
PSALTERIUM PARAPHRASIBUS – Lyon, 1542

Elegant and rare sixteenth-century exemplar of the Psalterium Paraphrasibus illustrated, by Raynerus Snoygoudanus, printed in Lyon in 1542 by the Frellon editors. Latin text with translation and paraphrase of the Psalms according to the tradition of Saint Jerome, accompanied by exegetical apparatus and commentaries of great interest to the humanistic and theological culture of the Renaissance.
The volume features a typographic frontispiece with a printer’s mark and text laid out in a clear humanistic layout. The content collects the entire Biblical Psalter, accompanied by paraphrases and explanations that facilitated study and meditation, making it a tool for both liturgical use and teaching.

Exemplar showing signs of use and age (stains, browning, contemporary binding with evident wear and missing parts), but still solid and legible; 16.2 x 10.2 cm, pp. 491, (5);
Missing the last index leaf, the first leaf detached only in the lower part, defect on the back cover at the lower hinge, stains at the inner joint (see photos).

Sixteenth-century edition Rare on the market, significant testament to Lyonese book production and the spread of biblical texts in the Renaissance. Work of notable interest for collectors and scholars of old books, the history of printing, and theology.