Bassani, Israel Benjamin. Ottave Ebraiche.

AUCTION 55 | Thursday, June 21st, 2012 at 1:00

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

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Lot 167

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Bassani, Israel Benjamin. Ottave Ebraiche.

Fully vocalized Hebrew and facing Italian translation, both in large fonts. Wide margins. Headpiece, historiated intials (in both languages), tailpieces. On p. 5 engraved portrait of Francis III. pp. 59, (1 blank). Wrinkled, some stains. Elegant modern half-calf marbled boards. Sm. folio. Vinograd, Venice 1871.

Venice: Bragadin 1750

Est: $600 - $800

PRICE REALIZED $850

Hebrew poems with Italian translation, in honor of Francis III, Duke of Modena. Francesco III d’Este (1698-1780), ruled as Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1737 until his death. R. Israel Benjamin Bassani of Reggio (1703-90) was the son of R. Isaiah Bassani (teacher of R. Moses Chaim Luzzatto). Bassani was a skillful poet in both Hebrew and Italian. The present work contains eighty Hebrew poems (in ottava rima) that he composed in honor of the Duke. Bassani also authored a halachic collection, Todath Shelamim (Venice, 1741). See JE, Vol. II, p. 585.