(RaDaK). Sepher Michlol [grammar]
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Lot 139
KIMCHI, DAVID
(RaDaK). Sepher Michlol [grammar]
Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1545
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $750
The Michlol was David Kimchi’s chief grammatical work. The Michlol treats verbs comprehensively, covering the rules governing conjugation, changes of pronunciation and accents. It also contains complete tables of conjugations and is distinguished by the clarity of its style and its conciseness. Indeed, these qualities resulted in the Michlol’s supremacy over previous works. For centuries it was considered the leading grammar. See M. Waxman, Vol. I, p. 179.
The penultimate page consists of an appreciation by R. Solomon ben Mazal Tov, who puns on the adage in Ethics of the Fathers, “If there is no flour (kemach), there is no Torah.”