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Arugath HaBosem [grammar and cryptography].

Auction 95 · Lot 90

Arugath HaBosem [grammar and cryptography].

Estimate
$400–$600
Hammer price
$300

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

author

ARCHIVOLTI, SAMUEL DI.

printer

Giovanni di Gara

Place

Venice

Publication

1602

Description

FIRST EDITION.Title within garlanded arch. Headpiece on penultimate leaf. Many charts, diagrams and unusual devices. Signature on title of R. Shabthai ben Solomon Marini of Padua.

references

Vinograd, Venice 953.

summary

A student of R. Meir Katzenellenbogen (MaHaRa’M Padua), Archivolti (1515-1611) served as the Av Beth Din of Padua and mentored Aryeh Leone di Modena.
ff. 119 (i.e. 118), (2). Taped repairs, some marginal worming. Modern calf. 4to.
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