Marpe Lashon / Darchei Noam [grammatical treatises]

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: $400

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author

MOSES BEN SHEM-TOV IBN HABIB.

printer

Daniel Bomberg

Place

Venice

Publication

1546

Description

Together, two works in one volume.

references

Vinograd, Venice 266.

summary

Marpe Lashon relates the rules of Hebrew grammar; the second work, Darchei Noam, focuses upon the rules of Hebrew poetry. The author believed that Biblical poetry made use of rhyme and meter. Rabbi Moshe ben Shem Tov ibn Habib (died before 1505) was a Portuguese poet, translator, and philosopher.

ff. (24). Lightly stained and trace wormed, paginated in pencil. Modern calf. 12mo.

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