Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Sefer Meturgeman - Isny, 1541 - First Edition

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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.
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries