(ReMeZ). Tofteh Aruch or “L’Inferno Figurato” [description of Hell]. <<* With>> (as issued): Eden Aruch by Jacob Daniel Olmo. [sequel to the first, on the joys to come in Heaven].

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ZACUTO, MOSES BEN MORDECAI.

(ReMeZ). Tofteh Aruch or “L’Inferno Figurato” [description of Hell]. <<* With>> (as issued): Eden Aruch by Jacob Daniel Olmo. [sequel to the first, on the joys to come in Heaven].

<<FIRST EDITION>> of Olmo, second edition of Zacuto. Two title-pages both within architectural arch. ff. (2), 13; (3), 25, (1). Contemporary mottled calf, rubbed and chipped. 4to. Vinograd, Venice 1836.

Venice: Bragadin 1742-43

Est: $300 - $500

PRICE REALIZED $250

The first dramatic poem in Hebrew. Apparently inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy, this is Zacuto’s dramatic poem on the affliction of the soul in hell.