1. Egerton MS 3879
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 3879
- Title:
- Sir Philip Sidney and Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke: The Psalms of David translated into English verse; circa 1584-1599. Copy, circa but before 23 April 1632. Psalms 1-43 had been translated in the 1580s by Sidney (d. 1586), possibly in collaboration with his sister Mary (d. 1621), 3rd wife of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, who continued the work up to Psalm 150 by circa 1599. The complete text was first printed in 1823 by Samuel Weller Singer in an edition based on the Penshur...
- Scope & Content:
- Sir Philip Sidney, soldier, statesman and poet: Psalms: Mary Herbert, neé Sidney, wife of Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke: Verse-translation of the Psalms: 1632: Copy.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- before 23 Apr 1632
- Extent:
- 1 item