Melechet HaDikduk, Institutiones grammaticae in Hebraeam linguam, by Sebastian Münster; with the Book of Yonah in four languages. [Basel]: Froben, 1524. Latin, Hebrew and other languages.
Melechet HaDikduk, by Sebastian Münster. The book includes a section on the cantillation notes, with three pages of musical notation (woodcuts). At the end of the volume: "Yonah HaNavi in Four Languages" - the original Hebrew text of the Book of Yonah, alongside Targum Yonatan (in Aramaic), the Latin translation and Greek translation.
Fine historiated woodcut initials.
For a detailed description of the various parts of the book, see: J. Prijs, Die Basler Hebraeischen Drucke, no 15 (a,b) pp. 27-31.
[144] leaves. 16 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor wear. Marginal tears to a few leaves, some open, not affecting text. Title page detached. Faded stamp on title page. Latin glosses on some leaves, with some Hebrew words. Latin inscriptions on front endpapers and at foot of title page. Fine original leather binding; inscription on front cover: "Gramatica Hebraica Anno MDXXVI [1526]". Damage and wear to binding. Old bookplate inside front cover.