Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Five Books of the Torah and Five Megillot – Frankfurt an der Oder, 1595 – Small Format

Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,500
Including buyer's premium

Five Books of the Torah with the Five Megillot. Frankfurt an der Oder: Iohannis & Friderici Hartmannorum Bibliopolarum, 1595. Small format.
Five Books of the Torah and Five Megillot, with vocalization and te'amim, from the complete edition of the Bible printed at that time.
Five Books of the Torah: [512] leaves (including [1] blank leaf after the Book of Vayikra and another blank leaf after the Book of Devarim). Five Megillot: [64] leaves. Approx. 12 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Worming, affecting text (extensive worming to some leaves). Ownership inscriptions and other inscriptions, in Latin. Early parchment binding, with damage.
Johann and Friedrich Hartmann printed four editions of the Bible in 1595, in four different sizes.
One of the first Hebrew books printed in Frankfurt an der Oder.


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