ROSSI, GIOVANNI BERNARDO DE. De Præcipuis Caussis, et momentis neglectæ a nonnullis Hebraicarum litterarum disciplinæ. Disquisitio Elenchtica

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ROSSI, GIOVANNI BERNARDO DE. De Præcipuis Caussis, et momentis neglectæ a nonnullis Hebraicarum litterarum disciplinæ. Disquisitio Elenchtica

FIRST EDITION. Latin interspersed with Hebrew, Samaritan, Syriac, Greek and Arabic. Floriated initial pp. (8), 207, (8), (1 blank). Foxed. Ex-library. Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, rubbed; spine starting. 4to

Turin: Typographia Regia 1769

Est: $300 - $500

PRICE REALIZED $250

In October 1769 De Rossi was appointed Professor of Oriental languages at the University of Parma. The present work is the Christian Hebraist’s inaugural lecture on the resons for the unfortunate neglect of Hebrew study. See JE, Vol. X, p. 486