Lot 432
Shilush Leshonot, by Sebastian Münster - Basel, 1543
Shilush Leshonot, Dictionarium trilingue, in quo scilicet Latinis vocabulis - Trilingual dictionary, Latin-Greek-Hebrew, by Sebastian Münster; with a Biblical geographic dictionary, by Matthäus Aurogallus. Basel: Henricus Petrus, 1543 (based on the colophon). Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Second edition.
Latin-Greek-Hebrew dictionary, following the order of the Latin alphabet. Pages 239-284 contain a Hebrew-Latin geographic dictionary of various cities, places and areas mentioned in the Bible (arranged according to the Hebrew alphabet).
Fine woodcut initials.
285, [2] pages. Approx. 31 cm. High-quality paper. Good condition. Stains. Minor damage. Minor worming to first leaves. Latin inscription at foot of title page (dated 1558). Additional glosses and inscriptions on other leaves. Early binding with parchment spine. Damage to binding.
