Samaritan. PENTATEUCH). (Biblia Sacra Polyglotta). Textus Hebraeo-Samaritanus.

AUCTION 13 | Tuesday, June 26th, 2001 at 1:00

Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts Together With Fine Graphic and Ceremonial Art

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Samaritan. PENTATEUCH). (Biblia Sacra Polyglotta). Textus Hebraeo-Samaritanus.

Text pasted onto larger blank sheets within bound volume. The Benjamin Kennicott - Moses Gaster Copy. Eighteenth century boards, rubbed, covers detached. Lg.4to cf. Vinograd, London 7; Darlow & Moule 1446; Berkowitz 182

(London: Thomas Roycroft 1655-57)

Est: $3,000 - $4,000

Opening blank inscribed by Samuel Edwards (London, 3rd April 1790): “This Book Belonged to the Late, Learned Dr. Kennicott, and was interleaved and corrected by him…” The final page noted in pencil by Moses Gaster: “Finished collation of …(?)… with my Ms. No. 800. 16th February, 1905. MG.” This Samaritan text was removed from Brian Walton’s London Polyglot. The volume contains extensive notations by the great Oxford scholar, presumably for his exhaustive Biblical excursion of 1776-80. Kennicott (1718-83) spent much time in the study of Hebrew manuscript texts.