Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Gemul Ataliah – Play by Rabbi David Franco Mendes – Amsterdam, 1770 – Original Leather Binding
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Gemul Ataliah, "includes the history of King Joash" – poetic play by R. David Franco Mendes. Amsterdam: Yisrael Mondovi for Gerard Johann Janson, [1770].
Rhyming Biblical drama about Ataliah, the queen of Judah, written by
R. David Franco Mendes (1713-1792), a scholar, poet, translator and disciple of the Ramchal. This play is an adaptation of works by French playwright Jean Racine and Italian author Pietro Metastasio.
R. David Franco Mendes (1713-1792), a scholar, poet, translator and disciple of the Ramchal. This play is an adaptation of works by French playwright Jean Racine and Italian author Pietro Metastasio.
[3], 37, [1] leaves. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. Original leather binding, with defects, and tears to sides of spine.
CB, no. 4803; Zedner, p. 255; Roest, p. 379; Cowley, p. 146.
Poetry, Philosophy and Haskalah Literature
Poetry, Philosophy and Haskalah Literature