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Meturgeman – Isny, 1541 – First Edition

Meturgeman, Aramaic-Hebrew dictionary and explanation of the Aramaic words in the Targums of the Torah, by R. Eliyahu HaLevi Ashkenazi (R. Eliyahu Bachur). Isny (Germany): Paulus Fagius, 1541. First edition.
Ownership inscription on title page. Several glosses. Inscriptions on endpaper.
Censorship expurgations in several places (including p. 4a). Signature of censor on penultimate leaf.


[4], 164, [2] leaves. 32.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear and creases. Marginal tears and open tears to some leaves. Marginal worming to some leaves, slightly affecting text. Loose and detached leaves and gatherings (including title page and colophon page). Old binding, worn and damaged, detached, without spine.