Auction 59
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Feb 20, 2018
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Israel
8 Ramban St. Jerusalem
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LOT 18:
Nevi'im and Ketuvim - Antwerp, 1573-1574 - Three Volumes, Pocket Edition - Ancient Manuscript Fragments ...
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Nevi'im and Ketuvim - Antwerp, 1573-1574 - Three Volumes, Pocket Edition - Ancient Manuscript Fragments Incorporated Into Binding
Nevi'im and Ketuvim. Antwerp: Christophe Plantin, [1573-1574].
Three volumes in pocket editions: Nevi'im Rishonim, Nevi'im Achronim and Ketuvim. Part of a four-volume edition of the Bible.
Leaves from a manuscript of Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine (Hebrew translation), in Sephardi script [15th/16th century], were used in making the bindings of all three volumes.
Volume of Nevi'im Rishonim: 271, [1] pages. Lacking title page. Volume of Nevi'im Achronim: 287, [1] pages. Volume of Ketuvim: 352 pages. 9.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Contemporary leather bindings with minor damages.
