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Auction 17 · Lot 255

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

Estimate
$600–$900
Hammer price
$500

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author

LEVITA, ELIJAH BACHUR BEN ASHER ASCHKENAZI.

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)

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, gives poetic examples of the grammatical lessons
ff. (97). Few light stains in places, neat inner-marginal repair to first few leaves. Recent vellum. 8vo
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