Auction 103 Part 2 Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts
Mahalach Shevilei HaDaat – Mantua, 1563
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Mahalach Shevilei HaDaat, Hebrew grammar, by R. Moshe Kimchi, with commentary of R. Eliyahu Ashkenazi [Bachur]. Mantua: brothers Filotarsi and Calidono Filipponi, 1563.
Work on Hebrew grammar, in poem form (vocalized), with paragraph-by-paragraph commentary. Colophons on pp. [62b] and [64b].
On two last leaves, verb paradigms, riddle by R. Avraham ibn Ezra with solution, and poem against gambling.
Inscriptions and glosses.
[64] leaves. Approx. 14 cm. Fair to fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Tears, including open tears to title page, affecting title frame and text, repaired with paper. Stamps. Old binding (coated with color paper), with defects.
On last leaf, signature of censor (faded).
Early Printed Books – 16th Century
Early Printed Books – 16th Century 