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Johannes Kirchring the Younger. Psalter in the German translation of Martin Luther. A calligraphic manuscript on vellum and paper Johannes Kirchring the Younger. Psalter in the German translation of Martin Luther. A calligraphic manuscript on vellum and paper, dedicated to Princess Juliana of Hesse-Darmstadt, wife of Count Ulrich II of East Fresia, 136mm x 82mm. 112 leaves, with various Fraktur scripts in black, silver and gold, all with a full borders of knotwork, interlaced and geometric designs. Prefatory calligraphic and micrographic leaves, incorporating hymns, prayers and Biblical texts, with five pages of intricate micrographic text, including- the liturgical calendar for 1634, the psalms in mirror writing, verses in a maze-like composition, and an orb shaped device, two blank, but bordered leaves at the front and five at the end, monogrammed IKR at end of index, contemporary green velvet over wooden boards, with silver clasps, Oldenburg 1634. The 19th century front fly leaf with ink signature of Princess Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, (Buckingham Palace 1840-Schlosshotel, Kronberg 1901) Victoria, created Princess Royal in 1841, was the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III and mother of German Emperor Wilhelm II Estimate £5,000-10,000