Auction 95 · Lot 250
Aruch - Dictionarium Chaldaicum. Translated into Latin by Sebastian Münster.
- Estimate
- $700–$1,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
NATHAN BEN YECHIEL OF ROME.
printer
Johann Froben
Place
Basle
Publication
1527
Description
First Latin edition. Elaborate title page after Hans Holbien.
references
Vinograd, Basle 27.
summary
On the strength of his important contributions as a mediator of Jewish learning to Christian scholars, Münster was elected to the chair of Hebrew at Basel in 1527. When John Calvin came to Basel in 1534, he gave himself to the study of Hebrew under Münster’s guidance.
pp. (8), 434. Ex-library, lightly browned. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, rubbed. 4to.
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