in gratiam studiosorum linguae sanctae methodo quam facilima conscriptum, Authore Iohanne Quinquarboreo, Aurilacensi.
Paris, Martin Le Jeune, 1549
Contemporary marginal annotations. A well-studied copy of this popular Hebrew grammar dedicated to the Venetian Jew Paolo Paradisi, with many marginal annotations in Latin in a contemporary hand.
The author, Jean Cinqarbres (Johannes Quinquarboreus, 1514-1587) was a French grammarian of Hebrew origins and was considered one of the foremost linguists of the 16th century, famous for his extensive knowledge of Hebrew grammar and syntax. He occupied the chair of Hebrew and Syriac languages at the College de France until his death.
The distinctive printer's woodcut device on the title page (Renouard, P. Marques 828, p.264-265) first belonged to Conrad Nòbar, before passing onto Jaques Bogard and later to Martin Le Jeune, but this size is not recorded in Renouard's bibliography.
Second edition; 4to (22.5 x 17 cm); text in Latin and Hebrew, ownership inscriptions to title page, many marginal notes to text in Latin in pen in a contemporary hand, marginal tears to first two leaves; late 19th-century cloth-backed marbled boards with red morocco label to spine, lettered in gilt; corners rubbed. 182, [2] pp.
The author, Jean Cinqarbres (Johannes Quinquarboreus, 1514-1587) was a French grammarian of Hebrew origins and was considered one of the foremost linguists of the 16th century, famous for his extensive knowledge of Hebrew grammar and syntax. He occupied the chair of Hebrew and Syriac languages at the College de France until his death.
The distinctive printer's woodcut device on the title page (Renouard, P. Marques 828, p.264-265) first belonged to Conrad Nòbar, before passing onto Jaques Bogard and later to Martin Le Jeune, but this size is not recorded in Renouard's bibliography.
Second edition; 4to (22.5 x 17 cm); text in Latin and Hebrew, ownership inscriptions to title page, many marginal notes to text in Latin in pen in a contemporary hand, marginal tears to first two leaves; late 19th-century cloth-backed marbled boards with red morocco label to spine, lettered in gilt; corners rubbed. 182, [2] pp.
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