Galuth Yehudah [Italian dictionary of difficult words in the Bible, Hagadah of Passover and Pirkei Avoth]
AUCTION 39 |
Thursday, April 03rd,
2008 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Lot 236
MODENA, JUDAH ARYEH (LEONE) DA
Galuth Yehudah [Italian dictionary of difficult words in the Bible, Hagadah of Passover and Pirkei Avoth]
Venice: Giacomo Sarzina 1612
Est: $800 - $1,000
Unlike typical dictionaries which are in alphabetical order, Galuth Yehudah follows the order of the Bible.
In their Haskamah to this work, the rabbis of Venice - Leib Saraval, Isaac Gershon, Solomon Shemaiah Sforno, Moses Cohen Port, et al - describe the hardships involved in producing this unique bilingual work. “After the demise of Juan di Gara there was no press available until today. Therefore the printer had to recreate original fonts and make preparations to match the Italian with the Hebrew.”