(RaDaK). Sepher Michlol [grammar]

KIMCHI, DAVID

Cornelio Adelkind for Daniel Bomberg

Venice

1545

Edited by Elijah Levita. Title within architectural arch. Some marginalia in a late Sephardic hand. Elaborate owner’s inscription on title page

Vinograd, Venice 245; Habermann, Bomberg 174; not in Adams

The Michlol was David Kimchi’s chief grammatical work, it treats verbs comprehensively, covering the rules governing conjugation, changes of pronunciation and accents. It also contains complete tables of conjugations and is distinguished by the clarity of its style and its conciseness. Indeed, these qualities resulted in the Michlol’s supremacy over previous works. For centuries it was considered preeminent in its field. See M. Waxman, Vol. I, p. 179