Lot 11
Sefer Meturgeman - Isny, 1541 - First Edition
Sefer Meturgeman, Aramaic-Hebrew dictionary and explanation of the Aramaic words in the Targums of the Torah, by R. Eliyahu HaLevi Ashkenazi (R. Eliyahu Bachur). Isny (Germany): Paulus Fagius, 1541. First edition.
Signatures in Italian script on the verso of the title page and p. [4b].
Two censors' signatures on penultimate leaf, including signature of censor Dominico Irosolimitano - a Jewish convert to Christianity, who became a notable censor of Hebrew books in Italy and compiled Sefer HaZikuk (Book of Expurgation) intended for Christian censors of Hebrew books.
[4], 164, [2] leaves. 31.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text. Several tears, including open tear to leaf 28, affecting text. Censorship expurgations and signatures. Handwritten inscriptions. Indistinct stamp. New leather binding.
