Alphabeti ver`e Naturalis Hebraici brevissima delineatio

Estimate: $2,000–$2,500
Hammer price: $2,750

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author

HELMONT, FRANCISCUS MERCURIUS BARON VON

printer

Abraham Lichtenthaler

Place

Sulzbach

Publication

1667

Description

Engraved frontispiece signed “F. Franck.”Appended are 36 most unusual engravings of the letters of theHebrew alphabet

references

Freimann, p. 84

summary

Franciscus Mercurius van Helmont (1614-1699) was a Belgian physician and philosopher. He theorized that the Hebrew language would be helpful in teaching speech to the deaf and dumb. The extraordinary copper engravings at the end of this work are designed to show the parts of the mouth from which a specific Hebrew sound is produced. The book contains a preface by Christian kabbalist, Chr. Knorr von Rosenroth

pp. (36), 107, (1); ff. 36. Browned. Contemporary vellum. 12mo

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