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Auction 37 · Lot 148
Lucubrationes Omnes [All works]
- Estimate
- $400–$600
- Hammer price
- $900
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
PHILO JUDAEUS
printer
Nicolaum Episcopium Juniorem
Place
Basle
Publication
1561
Description
Latin. Broad margins
references
Adams P-1030
summary
Philo Judaeus was the spiritual leader of the Hellenistic Jewish community of Alexandria, Egypt. His works of philosophy and Bible interpretation were written in Greek and practically unknown to the Jewish community throughout the ages until Azariah di Rossi “rehabilitated” him, bestowing upon him the Hebrew sobriquet “Yedidyah ha-Aleksandroni.”
pp.720, (28). Title with inscription marginally repaired. Dampwrinkled. pp.141-2 slightly torn upper margin. Vellum over wooden boards, historiated rolls, hinges and clasps. Folio
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