Auction 40 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Mikneh Avram – Venice 1523 – Impressive Copy
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
Mikneh Avram, grammar book, by the physician and linguist Rabbi Avraham Davlemish. Venice, [1523]. Daniel Bomberg printing.
Hebrew [with vowels] and Latin, page for page. Apparently, the book had been translated by David ben Klonimus who wrote the last section of the book, Section of Ta'amei HaMikrah, and brought the book to print.
On the reverse side of the title page is a poem in Latin in honor of Daniel Bomberg, followed by an introduction in Latin by Daniel Bomberg. The author as well, praises Bomberg in his introduction.
Simultaneously, an edition in Hebrew only (from 1523) was printed. The order of the letters of the body of the work is almost identical. In this edition, each row is numbered.
[314] leaves. 21 cm. Handsome copy in very good condition. High-quality paper, wide margins, spotting, handwritten inscriptions, leather-covered wooden binding, ancient, without clasps.
Hebrew [with vowels] and Latin, page for page. Apparently, the book had been translated by David ben Klonimus who wrote the last section of the book, Section of Ta'amei HaMikrah, and brought the book to print.
On the reverse side of the title page is a poem in Latin in honor of Daniel Bomberg, followed by an introduction in Latin by Daniel Bomberg. The author as well, praises Bomberg in his introduction.
Simultaneously, an edition in Hebrew only (from 1523) was printed. The order of the letters of the body of the work is almost identical. In this edition, each row is numbered.
[314] leaves. 21 cm. Handsome copy in very good condition. High-quality paper, wide margins, spotting, handwritten inscriptions, leather-covered wooden binding, ancient, without clasps.
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years
Early Printed Books and Incunabula - Resh and Shin Years