Concordantias Hebraicas (Meir Nethiv) [Biblical concordance]

AUCTION 47 | Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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ISAAC NATHAN BEN KALONYMOS

Concordantias Hebraicas (Meir Nethiv) [Biblical concordance]

Third edition. Title in Latin and Hebrew. Printer’s mark on title-page ff. 416. Stamps on title, stained in places. Later morocco. Folio Vinograd, Venice 492; Habermann, Parenzo 12; St. Cat. Bodl. 5399-3

Venice: Meir Parenzo for Alvise Bragadin 1564

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $450

Although Steinschneider, Habermann and Vinograd call for ff. 454, as opposed to our foliation of ff. 416, it appears that this copy is not wanting, but is rather a variant. (Certainly, the concordance itself is complete from Aleph through Tav.) Habermann writes that available to him was only a strictly Hebrew version, whereas Steinschneider notes a Latin Introduction of "Maggius Parentinus" (i.e. Meir Parenzo). This Latin Introduction is present in our copy