Drashoth Hatorah [commentary to the Pentateuch]

Estimate: $700–$1,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

SHEM TOV BEN JOSEPH SHEM TOV

printer

Lorenzo Pasquato

Place

Padua

Publication

1567

Description

Third Edition. Title within architectural arch. Signed by censor on title page

references

Vinograd, Padua 2; not in Adams

summary

Despite the ancient presence of the University - one of the great institutions of learning in Europe - only two Hebrew books were printed in Padua throughout the 16th century. See Amram, pp. 338-41 and 387-88

ff.81. Lightly browned and dampstained in places, ff. 61-65 expertly remargined. Modern boards. Folio

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