Description
Second edition of De Abbreviaturis Hebraicis Liber novus & copiosus by Johannes Buxtorf, Hebrew abbreviations from the Talmud, published in 1640.
Twelvemo, 472pp, [8pp index]. Bound in full vellum, title written on spine. Text in Latin and Hebrew. Clean text throughout, light toning due to age. Previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper.
This work by Johannes Buxtorf (1564-1629) was first published in 1613. The second edition was edited by his son and grandson, both professors at Basel University in Switzerland. This work includes an appendix called Bibliothecam Rabbinicam, a rabbinical bibliography based on books in the personal library of Buxtorf the Elder.
