(Attributed to). Aruch HaKatzar [Talmudic lexicon]

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NATHAN BEN YECHIEL OF ROME

(Attributed to). Aruch HaKatzar [Talmudic lexicon]

Second Edition. Title within decorative wreathed architectural arch ff. 83. Lightly browned and stained, small repair to opening leaves with loss of a few letters, upper corner of title provided in facsimile, few leaves remargined. Modern half-morocco over marbled boards. 8vo Vinograd, Cracow 150; not in Adams

Cracow: Isaac Prostitz 1592

Est: $600 - $900

Although often seen as a condensation of Nathan Ben Yechiel’s Aruch, this work in fact contains many words and expressions not interpreted in the original, lengthier version