Auction 37
Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Apr 2, 2014
(Your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 37:
Polyglot Bible – Nuremberg, 1599 – Hollow Letters
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Sold for: $1,500
Start price:
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1,000
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Biblia Sacra, Bible in six languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin, German and French. Nuremberg, 1599.
Five books of Moses, Joshua, Judges and Ruth. No other books. A column of the Hebrew text next to columns of translation (six columns each spread). The Greek translation is the Septuagint, the Latin translation is from the Vulgate Bible and the German translation is by Luther. The Hebrew text is from the Bible printed in Hamburg (1588) edited by Hutter, with the root letters in normal font and the other letters hollow.
[2], 287; 851; 319 pages. 36.5 cm. High-quality paper, good condition, stains, moth marks and tears to several leaves. New binding.
