Grammatica ebrea spiegata in lingua italiana, Italian work on Hebrew grammar by Simon [Simchah] Calimani. Venice: Bragadin, 1751. Italian with some Hebrew.

Elaborate original leather binding, with gilt inscriptions.

At end of work, chapter on Hebrew poetics.

R. Simchah Calimani (1699-1784) was a prominent rabbi, linguist and poet of the Jewish community of Venice. He taught in the Venice Torah school and became a prolific author of various literary works, including the satire Tochachat Megulah.

Italian inscriptions on front and back endpapers (partially deleted with ink).

[5], 212 pages. Approx. 17 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains. Fine original leather binding, with many gilt decorations and original color endpaper. Defects to bindings (tear to bottom of spine).