Hebrew). Opus Quadripartitum Sacrae Scripturae. Prepared by Elias Hutter

Estimate: $1,200–$1,800
Hammer price: $1,400

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author

(BIBLE

printer

Elias Hutter

Place

Hamburg

Publication

(1587?)

Description

Title in red and black

references

Vinograd, Hamburg 6

summary

An extraordinarily ambitious feat of scholarship. “In this edition the root letters are printed in thick type and the inflectional letters in hollow type; and when a root letter in any word does not appear, it is printed in small type above the line.” Darlow & Moule 5108

pp. (2), 1568 (lacking 6 leaf preface). Touch browned. Later half vellum, rubbed. Thick folio. Sold not subject to return

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