Hebrew). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [-end]

Estimate: $3,000–$4,000
Hammer price: $3,750

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(BIBLE,

printer

Johannes Crato

Place

Wittemberg

Publication

1586-7

Description

Title within architectural arch. Separate titles for Nevi’im (Prophets) and Kethuvim (Writings). A wide-margined copy. Between ff. 130 (Beracha) and 131 (Shir ha-Shirim) a leaf of pencil manuscript in Latin, as well as several Latin marginalia in pen spread throughout the book

references

Vinograd, Wittemberg 21

summary

Rare. Unknown to both Darlow & Moule and Adams. The JNUL copy exists as a fragmentary copy only

ff.(148,112,119,128). (Apparently between the end of the Pentateuch and Canticum Canticorum there was an additional blank leaf.) Dampsoiled in places. The outer margins of title and several leaves repaired with no loss of text. Modern calf-backed boards. Thick 4to

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