Otzar Leshon ha-Kodesh - Thesaurus Linguae Sanctae

Estimate: $500–$700
Hammer price: $650

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

PAGNINUS, SANTES

printer

Robert Estienne

Place

Paris

Publication

1548

Description

Second edition. Printer’s device on title. Ornamental Hebrew initials. Wide margins.

references

Vinograd, Paris 21.

summary

A reworking by Pagninus of R. David Kimchi’s Sepher HaShorashim (Book of Roots). According to Estienne’s introduction, this Hebrew lexicon was published as an accompaniment to his 1544-6 edition of the Hebrew Bible. “A beautiful example of Robert Estienne’s Hebrew printing.” See F. Schreiber, The Estiennes: An Annotated Catalogue (1982) no. 97.

pp. (72), 1495, (1), (56). Ex-library, previous owners' marks on title, lightly worn or stained in places. Contemporary calf, worn, spine split. Thick 4to.

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