Dos Sepher...Kühebuch

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

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author

(ABRAHAM BEN MATTITJA)

printer

Hebraica Books

Place

London

Publication

1984

Description

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

references

cf. Vinograd, Verona 9

summary

The celebrated “Book of Cows” - a 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. The identity of the author has been the subject of much scholarly research. It was printed by Abrahan ben Mattitja Bat-Sheva during his years at Verona before he returned to his native Salonika after 1595

Half calf over patterned boards. Sm.4to

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