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Mishlei Shelomoh, Kohelet, veShir haShirim, Strasbourg [1591]
משלי שלמה קהלת ושיר השירים - Miniature - Bible - Very Rare
Details
- Lot Number 54510
- Title (English) Mishlei Shelomoh, Kohelet, veShir haShirim
- Title (Hebrew) משלי שלמה קהלת ושיר השירים
- Note Miniature - Bible - Very Rare
- City Strasbourg
- Publisher Elias Schadeus
- Publication Date [1591]
- Estimated Price - Low 3,000
- Estimated Price - High 6,000
- Item # 2627800
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Description
Physical Description
Very rare miniature, [128] ff., 16mo., 92:64 mm., light age and damp staining, old hands. A very good copy bound in contemporary full leather, neatly repaired and filled.
No copy in major collections. Not listed in Zedner, nor Van Straalen (British Museum), not in Darlow & Moule, not in Roest.
Detail Description
Very rare miniature Bible [Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs], each page within ruled frame, points and cantillation symbols. The title bears no date, but the Latin prface by Schadeaus is dated 6 September 1591.
Elias Schadeus (1541-1593) was a Hebrew professor at Strasbourg's university.
Hebrew Description
Reference
Vinograd, Strasbourg 1