Hebrew). Hutter, Elias. Sepher Tehillim…Liber Psalmorum

Estimate: $2,000–$3,000
Hammer price: $4,000

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author

(BIBLE,

printer

Froben

Place

Hamburg

Publication

1636

Description

first edition. Title has vignette of King David playing harp. Wide margined copy

references

Vinograd, Hamburg 14; Darlow and Moule, p. 710, no. 5108

summary

What makes this edfition of the Hebrew Psalms a marvel of typography is that the editor Hutter has bolded the root letters (shorashim) of each word, leaving the rest of the word in hollow type. Furthermore, when a root letter in any word does not appear, it is printed in small type above the line. Concerning “Hutter’s Hebrew Bible” see H.C. Zafren, E. Hutter’s Hebrew Bibles in: J. Bloch Memorial Volume (New York, 1960), pp. 29-39

ff. (128). Browned, waterstained,outer margins of several leaves wormed with no loss of text. Contemporary vellum with clasps and hinges (one missing). Folio

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