Marpe Lashon / Darchei Noam [grammatical treatises]

AUCTION 84 | Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 at 1:00pm

"K2" Online Sale of Judaica: Printed Books, Posters and Ceremonial Objects Including large sections devoted to: American-Judaica, Cook-Books, Holy Land and Minhagim Books

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MOSES BEN SHEM-TOV IBN HABIB.

Marpe Lashon / Darchei Noam [grammatical treatises]

Together, two works in one volume. ff. (24). Lightly stained and trace wormed, paginated in pencil. Modern calf. 12mo. Vinograd, Venice 266.

Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1546

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $400

Marpe Lashon relates the rules of Hebrew grammar; the second work, Darchei Noam, focuses upon the rules of Hebrew poetry. The author believed that Biblical poetry made use of rhyme and meter. Rabbi Moshe ben Shem Tov ibn Habib (died before 1505) was a Portuguese poet, translator, and philosopher.