Biblia, Antiguo Testamento. Traducida del Hebreo al Castellano.

AUCTION 6 |
Tuesday, November 17th,
1998 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners
Lot 45
(BIBLE, Spanish)
Biblia, Antiguo Testamento. Traducida del Hebreo al Castellano.
Madrid: 1920-22
Est: $5,000 - $6,000
A sumptious and exhaustive facsimile of the Duke of Alba Bible, 1422-33. The most important translation of the Hebrew Bible into Spanish. Prepared in with a commentary by Moses Arragel at the command of Don Luis de Guzman, Grand-Master of the distinguished Order of Calatrava. A superb example of Spanish manuscript illumination and “prized for its contributions to biblical and Jewish cultural history.” Between the Lines, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, vol. 11 no.1 (1998)