Drashoth Hatorah [commentary to the Pentateuch]

AUCTION 10 | Tuesday, June 27th, 2000 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art

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Lot 198

SHEM TOV BEN JOSEPH SHEM TOV

Drashoth Hatorah [commentary to the Pentateuch]

Third Edition. Title within architectural arch. Signed by censor on title page ff.81. Lightly browned and dampstained in places, ff. 61-65 expertly remargined. Modern boards. Folio Vinograd, Padua 2; not in Adams

Padua: Lorenzo Pasquato 1567

Est: $700 - $1,000

Despite the ancient presence of the University - one of the great institutions of learning in Europe - only two Hebrew books were printed in Padua throughout the 16th century. See Amram, pp. 338-41 and 387-88