[PSALMBOOK - LATIN]. SNOYGOUDANUS, Reynerus.

Psalterium, Paraphrasibus illustratum, servataubique adverbum Hieronymi translatione... Magni Athanasij opusculum in Psalmos. Paris, Vivant Gaultherot (colophon: printed by P. de la Vidoue), 1540. 8vo. Title-page with woodcut architectural border. Modern half vellum.

      468, (4) pp. De Graaf, Bibliographies of Dutch Humanists II, no. 10 (edition divided between L'Angelier, Foucher and Gaultherot); not in Adams, BMC STC French . Parisian edition of Snoygoudanus's famous paraphrase of Book of Psalms. Reynerus Snoygoudanus (c. 1477-1537) came from a wealthy family in Gouda. After a brief career as a physician (he had a doctor's degree from the University of Bologna) and a magistrate in his hometown, he devoted his life to theological studies. In the present work, Snoygoudanus alternated the biblical text of the Book of Psalms, based on the Vulgate and printed in roman type, with additional explanatory phrases, printed in italic type. The work was finished in June 1533 (see end of preface) and first published in Antwerp in 1535 by Michiel Hillen van Hoochstraten. It became hugely popular, going through numerous editions. According to De Graaf, the present edition was divided between Arnoul & Charles L'Angelier, Jean Foucher and Vivant Gaultherot. He lists one copy of the edition published with Vivant Gaultherout's name. The Magni Athanasij in Psalmos opusculum , written by Athanasius is often printed with Snoygoudanus's work. It was translated into Latin by Angelo Poliziano (1454-1494). Hand-written note and faint library stamp on title and first endleaf, outer margin shaved, causing loss of image on title and loss of marginal comments, several underlinings in brown ink, outer margins slightly waterstained, minor wormhole inner margin throughout, only sometimes very slightly affecting text. Despite these defects, a good copy of this famous paraphrase of the Book of Psalms.