(The Elder). Synagoga Judaica [a description of Jewish life and customs].

Estimate: $100–$150
Hammer price: $60

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author

BUXTORF, JOHANNES.

printer

Johan. Jacob Deckerum

Place

Basle

Publication

1661

Description

Third edition. Title in red and black. Additional engraved title depicting synagogue study-session and circumcision scene.

references

Fürst I, p. 138; Prijs 266*

summary

Johannes Buxtorf I (or the Elder) (1564-1629) served as Professor of Hebrew at the University of Basle. According to Moritz Kayserling, he was the “principal founder of Rabbinical study among Christian scholars” (JE, Vol. III, p. 444). His Lexicon served generations of Christian scholars as a guide to their studies in Talmud and Rabbinics. See EJ, Vol. IV, col. 1543

pp. (34), 779, (37). Foxed throughout. Boards, defective. 8vo.

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