Vintage 1819 Psalms Commentary Euthymios Zigadenos Greek Leather HC Patriarchal

Quarter leather binding with marbled paper boards shows heavy rubbing, scuffing, and surface loss, with rounded, frayed corners and exposed board tips. Leather spine is dry and cracked with darkening, edge wear, and small chips at the head and tail; gilt rules and titling are faint but partly legible. Front inner hinge is cracked with separation at the pastedown, and the binding is somewhat shaken but all pages remain attached. Text block edges are age-darkened, and interior pages are evenly toned with scattered foxing and occasional small stains, but the Greek text remains clean and readable throughout.

Title: Ermeneia eis tous 150 Psalmous tou Prophetou kai Basileos David, a Greek Orthodox commentary on the Psalms of David.

Author: Euthymios Zigadenos (Euthymius Zigabenus), Byzantine theologian and commentator.

Publisher: Patriarchal Press of Constantinople, operating under the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate.

Publication details: Early 19th century printing dated 1819 on the title page, identified as Tomos Protos or Volume I.

Format: Antique quarter leather hardcover with leather spine and corners over marbled paper-covered boards.

Genre/Topic: Christianity; Psalms commentary; Orthodox biblical exegesis; patristic theology and spirituality.

Language: Greek, printed in traditional polytonic script.

Physical description: Thick hardcover volume with two-column text throughout, set in a small but clear Greek typeface on laid paper, with wide margins containing extensive notes and scholia beneath each section of the biblical text.

Title page details: Describes the work as an interpretation of the one hundred fifty Psalms of the Prophet and King David by Euthymios Zigadenos, prepared in simpler Greek with the assistance of later editors and issued through the benefactors known as the Zosimades brothers; printer imprint states that it was produced at the Patriarchal printing house in Constantinople in 1819.

Contents: First volume of this commentary, containing the opening portion of the Psalms with line-by-line discussion, theological reflections, and explanatory notes, arranged so that each psalm is followed by a detailed prose exposition and marginal annotations; sample interior pages are shown in the photos.

Special attributes: Early 19th century Greek Orthodox biblical commentary from the Patriarchal Press, significant for the study of Christian exegesis, Greek printing, and the reception of the Psalms in Eastern Christianity; pre-ISBN era with no ISBN, UPC, or modern barcode present.

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