Keywords: Psalmi Davidis a G. Buchanano versibus expressi. Pars superius - Upper cover (Davis433).jpg Style Armorial Semis background of small tools Sphinx; Caption Upper cover; Colour Brown; Edge Gilt exhibition history Decorative Technique Painted Tooled in gold; Cover Material Calf Macchi states; second half century Switzerland Geneva in the original set there are five voice parts superius contratenor tenor bassus and quintus The only complete sets are in Trinity College Dublin and the Bavarian State Library Macchi states; This is one of a set of originally four volumes bound for presentation for James VI of Scotland later James I of England They comprise the dedication copy in four voice parts of George Buchanan's version of the Psalms in Latin metre as set to music by Jean Servin There are two surviving parts of the set in the British Library one in the Music Library K 8 c 25 the other is this copy Davis433 which includes a dedication by the composer to 'James VI King of Scots' They were bound for presentation in the city where they were printed and this in accordance with the title-page imprint has naturally been taken to be Lyons The imprint of Servin -Buchanan Psalms is almost certainly misleading the true place of printing being Geneva The Lyons imprint was a subterfuge to enable the book's circulation in France as Protestant propaganda for Genevan books could not at this time be legally imported into France Another example is kept in the Pierpont Morgan library G D Hobson Studies pl IV; P Needham Twelve centuries p 276-278 n 89 See J R Abbey Catalogue of valuable printed books and fine bindings 21-23 June 1965 p 238-239 lot 613 too object history Text 1579; Lyon; James I King of England 1603-1625 James VI of Scotland object type Cc-zero place of creation Binding Switzerland place of discovery Unspecified British Library image http //www bl uk/catalogues/bookbindings/LargeImage aspx RecordId 020-000004080 ImageId ImageId 41645 Copyright BL Psalmi Davidis a G Buchanano versibus expressi Pars superius Uploaded with GWToolset Psalmi Davidis a G Buchanano versibus expressi Pars superius - Upper cover Davis433 http //www webarchive org uk/bldatasets/bindings/6160_4 jpg Bookbinding 16th-century bookbinding British Library Bookbindings |