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Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Arte Hebraispano / "Dikduk Lashon Hakodesh Belshon Sepharadith" - The First Hebrew Grammar Book Written for an American Public, 1676
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Dikduk Lashon Hakodesh Belshon Sepharadith [Hebrew] / Arte Hebraispano, Grammatica de la Lengua Santa, by Martin del Castillo. Lyon-Madrid, 1676. Spanish and Hebrew. First Edition.
The First Hebrew Grammar Book Written for an American Public.
The book was written by Martin del Castillo, a Mexican, member of the Franciscan Church and a Marrano. Due to insufficient means for printing a book incorporating Hebrew type in Spanish America, the book was sent to Lyon, France for printing, and published in Madrid.
[24], 336 pp, 17 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Tears to margins of a number of leaves. First four leaves partly detached. Vellum binding, damaged and detached.
The First Hebrew Grammar Book Written for an American Public.
The book was written by Martin del Castillo, a Mexican, member of the Franciscan Church and a Marrano. Due to insufficient means for printing a book incorporating Hebrew type in Spanish America, the book was sent to Lyon, France for printing, and published in Madrid.
[24], 336 pp, 17 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Tears to margins of a number of leaves. First four leaves partly detached. Vellum binding, damaged and detached.
Jewish Communities, Americana
Jewish Communities, Americana