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psalter
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"the Book of Psalms," Old English saltere , psaltere , from Church Latin psalterium "the songs of David," in secular Latin, "stringed instrument played by twanging," from Greek psalterion "stringed instrument, psaltery, harp," from psallein "to pluck, play ...
Wikipedia
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The Psalter (GKS 1605 4°) is a medieval illuminated manuscript , a psalter made in Flanders c. 1500-1535. It belongs to the Royal Library, Denmark . The quality of its illuminations has been described as "unique". The origins of the book are not known, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The Book of psalm. Often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed. 2 Specifically for Anglicans, the Book of Common Prayer which contains the Book of Psalms. For Catholics, the Breviary containing the Psalms arranged for each day ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Psalter \Psal"ter\, n. [OE. psauter, sauter, OF. sautier, psaltier, F. psautier, from L. psalterium. See Psaltery .] The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing the Psalms separately printed. Specifically, the Book of Psalms as printed in ...
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Psalter, in the same character, a Placebo and a Dirige, with a Hymnal and Collectary, for 4 s.
The cupola of the church had fallen in, the ancient decorated iconostasis was smoldering, the vestments, psalters, icons already lay in ashes.
Gradually there were added to these psalter choir-books additions in the form of antiphons, responses, collects or short prayers, for the use of those not skilful at improvisation and metrical compositions.
As the deceased was a hieromonk of the highest rank, not the Psalter but the Gospel had to be read over him by hieromonks and hierodeacons.
Hymnal and Collectary will he illuminate with gold and vermillion, except the great letters of double feasts, which shall be as the large gilt letters are in the Psalter.
Here is a Latin Psalter with the Canticles, from the press of Fust and Schoeffer, the second book issued from their press, the second book printed with a date, that date being 1459.