(Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino). Limmud HaMeshichim BeKitzur / Dottrina Christiana Breve.

AUCTION 76 | Thursday, June 14th, 2018 at 3:00 PM

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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(Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino). Limmud HaMeshichim BeKitzur / Dottrina Christiana Breve.

<<First Edition.>> Text in Hebrew and Italian. Hebrew prepared by Giovanni Battista Jona. ff. (4), 64. Ex-library. Lightly browned. Contemporary limp vellum, light wear. 4to. Vinograd, Rome 32.

Rome: Sacra Congregatione di Propaganda Fide 1658

Est: $300 - $500

PRICE REALIZED $300

Giovanni Battista Jona, formerly, Judah Jonah of Safed, was a Jewish convert to Christianity who, along with the censor Domenico Gerosolimitano (originally, Rabbi Samuel Vivas of Jerusalem), served as scribe to the Vatican.