Hebrew). In five volumes. With Nikud (vowel-points). Divisional titles. Printer’s device on all titles.

AUCTION 27 | Tuesday, February 08th, 2005 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Autographed Letters, Manuscripts, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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Lot 37

(BIBLE,

Hebrew). In five volumes. With Nikud (vowel-points). Divisional titles. Printer’s device on all titles.

Minor Prophets with commentary by David Kimchi (RaDa”K). Latin marginalia. Vol. I: pp. (2),579. Vol. II: pp. 501;180. Vol. III: pp.124;163(1);139,(1), first few leaves annotated in an early Latin hand. Vol. IV: pp. 66,(2);20;44;14,(2); 32;15,(1);19,(1);16;12,(8);59,(1);18. Interleaved, interlinear Latin translation in an early hand. Lacking Book of Obadiah. Vol. V: pp.151,(1);53,(1);59,(1);79,(1);47,(1);71,(1). Modern uniform blind-tooled morocco. Housed in a matching slip-case. 4to Vinograd, Paris 16; Darlow & Moule 5089; Adams B-1221

Paris: Robert Estienne the Elder 1539-44

Est: $7,000 - $8,000

PRICE REALIZED $5,000

“Robert Estienne [was] the most outstanding figure in the Renaissance booktrade in France. As a printer…he occupies today a chief place in the history of typography, and it is to him primarily that the Estienne dynasty owes its reputation in this field.” F. Schreiber, The Estiennes, An Annotated Catalogue (1982), p.45. In June 1539, Robert Estienne was appointed Royal Printer and Bookseller in Hebrew and Latin. He immediately commissioned Jehan Arnoul to cut a new Hebrew type in preparation for the printing of this famous quarto Hebrew Bible, an edition renowned for it’s typographic artistry.