Dos Sepher...Kühebuch

Estimate: $1,500–$2,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(ABRAHAM BEN MATTITJA)

printer

Hebraica Books

Place

London

Publication

1984

Description

ONE OF TEN NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED ENTIRELY ON VELLUM. Yiddish text with a profusion of illustrations. Introduction by Moshe N. Rosenfeld

references

cf. Vinograd, Verona 9

summary

A facsimile of the celebrated “Book of Cows” - an important early Yiddish book of fables that first appeared in Verona in 1595, of which only a single copy is extant. It is one of the most profusely illustrated works of early Jewish Literature. It was printed by Abrahan ben Mattitja Bat-Sheva during his years at Verona before he returned to his native Salonika after 1595. The identity of the author has been the subject of much scholarly research.

Half calf over patterned boards, with fitted box. Sm.4to

Enquire about this lot