Auction 75 · Lot 128
ROSSI, GIOVANNI BERNARDO DE. Variae Lectiones Veteris Testamenti.
- Estimate
- $200–$300
- Hammer price
- $200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(BIBLE)
Place
Parma
Publication
1784-88
Description
FIRST EDITION. Four volumes. Wide-margined set.
summary
Landmark collection of variant readings of the Old Testament. Synthesizing typographical, bibliographical, and textual scholarship, De Rossi brought together more findings from both Masoretic manuscripts and old printed editions than any scholar had until then.
Ex-library. Contemporary boards, rebacked. Sm. folio.
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