Der gantze Psalter – Martin Luther – ca. 1690 | German Psalms of David

Der gantze Psalter des koeniglichen Propheten Davids is a rare 17^th-century Martin Luther translation of the Psalms of David. This German translation was a cornerstone of the German-speaking Protestant world, and was heavily relied upon as a devotional throughout the 17^th and 18^th-century.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Der gantze Psalter des koeniglichen Propheten Davids. Mit Summarien und Denck-Spruechlein
• Author(s): Martin Luther
• Illustrator(s):
• Contributor(s):
• Publisher: in der Baumannischen Erben Druckerey druckts Joh. Guenth. Roerer, Factor, Bresslau
• Edition: circa 1690
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Binding: Full leather
• Size:  6 in x 4 in (15.2 cm x 10.2 cm)
• Collation: Unpaged
• Illustrations:
• Contents Include:
  • Psalms in Luther’s translation
• Provenance: provenance
• Reference(s): references

Condition:

Bound in full leather, corners show loss and edges are rubbed. The text block is weakened with fraying, but all text remains intact. Graded Good.

Why Collect This?

• Early Lutheran devotional printing
• Includes Summarien and Denck-Spruechlein

• Represents post-Reformation German religious publishing

Item Number: # 29334