Lexicon Chaldaicum, Talmudicum et Rabbinicum, in quo omnes voces Chaldaicæ, Talmudicæ et Rabbinicæ..., fideliter explicantur...
Buxtorf, Johannes and Johannes Buxtorf Filius.
Folio. 2680 numbered double columns + 64 pp. index. Original vellum binding with raised bands on spine. The first edition of one of the two books upon which the author's reputation rests, a monument of untiring labor and scholarship which he did not live to complete. After his death in 1629 his son had to spend another ten years to bring the manuscript up to date, and the lexicon has often been referred to as the "opus triginta annorum" as stated on the title-page. For centuries it has stood as an indispensable guide to the important ancient languages. It is also an impressive example of seventeenth century printing, incorporating a variety of Roman, Italic, Chaldean, Greek, Hebrew and Gothic typefaces. Text is arranged alphabetically according to the Hebrew alphabet, but text itself is in Latin. Age wear and scuffing to vellum. Chipping to corners of vellum. Small library sticker on foot and tail of spine. Bottom half of front endpaper detached. A few word sin pen on inside of front board. Minor water staining to a few pages. Browning, foxing and toning to pages due to age, but text is still clear. Sporadic water staining. Ex Libris Alfred Gotschalk, the Rabbi and educator and former president of Hebrew Union College.
The author, Johannes Buxtorf (1564 - 1629) was a celebrated Hebraist, member of a family of Orientalists; professor of Hebrew for thirty-nine years at Basel and due to his vast knowledge and expertise, was known by the title, "Master of the Rabbis." He was regarded as the greatest scholar of Rabbinic literature among Protestants and was even consulted by Jewish scholars on particular matters.
Edition: First edition
Book ID: 19815
Price: $400.00