Lot 160
Bibliotheca Hebraea – Study of Hebrew Literature – Germany, 1715-1733
Bibliotheca Hebraea, Johann Christoph Wolf. Christian Liebezeit printing press (volume no. 1), Theodor Christoph Felginer printing press (volumes 2-4). Hamburg and Leipzig, 1715-1733. Four volumes. Latin and some Hebrew.
A comprehensive study concerning Hebrew literature. First and third volumes are dedicated to Jewish authors and rabbis, and contain lists of names (Hebrew and Latin). The second and fourth volumes are about the Bible, Talmud and Kabbalah.
Johann Christoph Wolf (1683-1739), German Hebraist and collector. Wolf was appointed in 1712 as professor of oriental literature and languages in the University of Hamburg. Wolf dedicated his time to the study of Hebrew literature, in particular to the study of the collection of David ben Avraham Oppenheim. The Bibliotheca Hebraea is based on this study.
4 volumes, 21.5 cm. The three engravings which appear in volumes 1, 2 and 4 are missing (it is possible that some additional leaves are missing). Condition varies. Slightly stained. Dark leaves in part of the volumes. Several leaves with restored tears. Signatures and ink stamps. Damages to bindings. Ex-library copies.
