Raynerio Snoygovdano - Psalterium paraphrasibus illustratum - 1572

Reinier Snoy's Salterio – Very rare edition of 1572

Psalms of David – Paraphrase – 16th century – Venice

Reinier Snoy, also known as Renerus Snoyus (ca. 1477–1537), was a Dutch physician, historian, and theologian.

This is an exceptional fifteenth-century edition of the Psalms of David, enriched with paraphrases and faithfully based on the translation of Saint Jerome.

It is an extremely rare volume: there are currently no identical copies available for sale.

Bibliographic details
Author: Reinier Snoy
Illuminated Psalter with paraphrases: wherever preserved verbatim according to Jerome's translation.
Place and date of printing: Venice, Giovanni Antonio Bertano, 1572
Language: Latin
Binding: Solid and well-preserved vellum (parchment).
Pages: Complete: 203 pages plus indexes, prefaces, and introductory material.
Dimensions: approximately 15 × 10 cm (6 × 4 inches)

Conditions: Wear consistent with age, as shown in photographs.

Biographical note on Reinier Snoy (ca. 1477–1537)

Reinier Snoy was born around 1477 in Gouda. In 1496, he enrolled at the University of Leuven and later in Bologna earned the degree of master in liberal arts and a doctorate in medicine. Upon returning to the Netherlands, he became the personal physician of Adolphe of Burgundy, lord of Beveren and Veere.
Around 1506, he settled again in Gouda, where he purchased a house on Lange Groenendaal. He was a member of the city council and held various administrative positions, including that of treasurer. He also served as the city's doctor and as the personal physician of the regular canons of Stein.
In 1513, he was sent as an ambassador of Charles V to James IV of Scotland and, in 1523, to Christian II of Denmark. He attended Erasmus of Rotterdam's humanist circle: we possess a letter of theirs preserved in the Corpus of Allen. Snoy also published in 1513 an Erasmus's Silva Carminum. He also had relations with Cornelius Aurelius, who dedicated some of his Latin works to him.
Although some of his ideas showed similarities to those of Martin Luther, Snoy published a pamphlet against Lutheran doctrine: Antilutherus. Dialogus super doctrina Lutherana de fide et operibus. His paraphrases of the Psalms (Psalterium Davidicum paraphrasibus brevibus illustratum, 1535) gained great popularity.