Hebraicarum literarum Regii interpretis, de modo legendi hebraice, dialogus

Estimate: $1,500–$2,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

PARADISUS, PAULUS

printer

Melchior Sessa

Place

Venice

Publication

1534

Description

FIRST EDITION. Latin interspersed with Hebrew. On title and last page, device of Sessa, Venetian family of printers. Initial letter “N” historiated. Inner front and rear wrappers, unusual cutout designs

references

Both Adams P-308 and Fürst, p. 65, have a Paris 1534 work, however the foliation is different as per Adams)

summary

This rare, early Hebrew primer written by, it is assumed, a Christian Hebraist, and intended for a Christian audience, takes the literary form of a dialogue between two fictional characters, Martialis and Matthaeus

ff. (16). Light stains. Soft wrappers. 8vo

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