(RaDa”K). Sepher Michlol [grammar]

AUCTION 34 | Tuesday, September 12th, 2006 at 1:00

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Lot 91

KIMCHI, DAVID

(RaDa”K). Sepher Michlol [grammar]

Edited by Elijah Levita ff. 266 (of 268, opening two leaves supplied in facsimile), (1). Few stains in places. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum rebacked. 8vo Vinograd, Venice 246; Haberman, Bomberg 172

Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1545

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $300

The Michlol was David Kimchi’s chief grammatical work. It treats verbs comprehensively, covering the rules governing 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. See M. Waxman, History of Jewish Literature Vol. I, p. 179