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Siftei Yeshenim – Amsterdam, 1680 – First Hebrew Bibliographical Book
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Siftei Yeshenim, bibliography of Hebrew books by R. Shabtai Meshorer Bass. Amsterdam: David Tartas, [1680]. First edition.
Lexicon of books and authors from the Torah until the author's time. The first Hebrew bibliographical book.
R. Shabtai Meshorer Bass (1641-1718) was a Torah scholar, bookseller and printer. Born in Poland, he moved to Prague where he served as cantor in the famous Altneuschul (earning him the name Meshorer Bass for his gifted bass vocal abilities).
He moved to Amsterdam and later established a Hebrew press in Dyhernfurth. He is best known for his Siftei Chachamim supercommentary on Rashi, printed in hundreds of Chumash editions.
Signatures on title page: "Shmuel son of R. Yosef". Other signatures, deleted with ink.
[1], 2-20 leaves; 92 pages; 93-108 leaves. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear and creases. Tears in several places. Early wood and fabric binding, with parchment spine. Wear and defects to binding.
Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.
Bibliography and Historiography
Bibliography and Historiography