Hebrew and Latin). Esrim Ve’arba ...Hebraica Biblia

AUCTION 24 | Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Art and Holy Land Maps Including Ceremonial Art from the Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg

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Lot 41

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Hebrew and Latin). Esrim Ve’arba ...Hebraica Biblia

FIRST EDITION. Two volumes. Prepared by Sebastian Muenster. Hebrew and Latin text in parallel columns, with Latin notes at end of chapters. First word of Volume I within woodcut frame, initial letter of each chapter historiated, divisional titles, few marginal notations in an early hand. Vol. I: ff. (12), 365. 1. Vol. II: ff. (4), 336-795. Dampstained. Ex-library. Pages trimmed. Half vellum. Thick folio Darlow & Moule 5087; Prijs, Basle 38; Adams B-1240

Basle: J. Bebel for M. Isingrin and H. Petri 1534-35

Est: $8,000 - $10,000

PRICE REALIZED $9,000

THE FIRST HEBREW BIBLE PRINTED IN BASLE. Muenster’s outstanding effort, providing an original Latin text independent of the Vulgate. This first Protestant translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew into Latin exercised a considerable influence upon later Bible editions. See related article by I.I.J. Rosenthal, Sebastian Muenster’s Knowledge and Use of Jewish Exegisis, in: Essays in Honour of J.H. Hertz (1943) pp.351-69