Pirkai Eliyahu-Cantica Eliæ [“The Chapters of Elijah”- grammatical essays]. With introduction and translation into Latin by Sebastian Münster.

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author

LEVITA, ELIJAH BACHUR.

printer

Johannes Froben

Place

Basle

Publication

1527

Description

FIRST LATIN EDITION. Hebrew and Latin on facing pages. Printer’s mark on title and repeated on verso of final leaf (Yaari’s Printer’s Marks no. 12). Scattered Latin marginalia with inscription on final leaf dated 1601.

references

Vinograd, Basle 29; Mehlman 1866; Prijs, Basle 27; not in Adams

summary

Collected grammatical essays by this celebrated grammerian dealing with phonetics, particles, gender pronouns and prosody. The first part, Perek Shira-Cap. Cantici, provides poetic examples of the grammatical lessons.

ff. (97). Stains in places. Recent vellum-backed boards. 8vo

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