Tzemach David

AUCTION 3 |
Tuesday, November 25th,
1997 at 1:00
Fine Hebrew Printed Books Duplicates from the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Lot 196
POMIS, DAVID DE
Tzemach David
Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1587
Est: $300 - $400
PRICE REALIZED $350
Celebrated Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin and Italian dictionary presenting definitions from Kimche’s Shoroshim, Levita’s Tishbi and Nathan ben Yechiel’s Aruch, within which are numerous historical and scientific observations. Introductory pages recounts the history of the the ancient de Pomis Family, brought in chains to Italy from the Land of Israel by Emperor Titus following his annihilation of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 C.E. See C. Roth, The Jews in the Renaissance (1950) pp. 223-25