Auction 27 - Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical Letters

Mikra'ot Gedolot – Venice, 1618

Opening: $200
Sold for: $450
Including buyer's premium
Mikra'ot Gedolot, Five Books of Torah, with translation Unkelos, commentaries of Rashi and Ibn Ezra, Ba'al HaTurim and the Mesorah. Venice, 1618. Bergedin printing.
Printed and sold in weekly booklets to finance printing costs [see Bibliography Institute CD Listing 0182290]. This is the first volume of the series, including the Five Books of Torah. Printed in the two following volumes are the Nevi'im and Ketuvim.
Owners' inscriptions and glosses in Oriental handwriting, most regarding grammar [the writer notes the differences between the printed version and the manuscripts] and marking the haftarot.
[6], 228 leaves. 42 cm. Fair-good condition, stains and wear. Moisture and mildew stains, restored tears on title leaf and last leaf. Rebound.
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