Author
Ibn Tibbon, Shmuel, active 12th century-13th century, translator., Soncino, Joshua Solomon, -1493, printer., Incunable Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Publication Date
1484
Publication Place
[Soncino] : [Joshua Solomon Soncino], [approximately 1484-1485] -
Subject
Mishnah. Avot--Commentaries--Early works to 1800., Jewish philosophy--Early works to 1800., Mishnah. Avot., Jewish philosophy.
Type
Book
Language
ara,heb
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
[48] leaves (the first leaf blank) ; 19 cm (4to)
Library
Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID
1125128912
Record ID
9923882793503681
Library Location
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date
1484
Notes
Title from caption on leaf [alef]2r., Imprint from Incunabula short title catalogue. Goff gives a possible imprint date of 1486., Chancery quarto. Leaf [gimel]2r: 29 lines; area of text: 130 x 92. With signatures; without foliation. "Catchwords on every recto and verso page (with a few exceptions), included in the last line ... Occasionally anticipating letters of the first word of the next line have been filled in at the end of the line to produce even line-endings."--Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum. Rubrication not called for., Signatures: [alef]-[vav]⁸ (leaf [alef]1 blank)., Square types for text and initial words; semi-cursive type for introductions and commentary. See Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum., Large square type -- opening text, leaf [aleph]2: "Amar Shemuʼel ben Yehudah Ibn Tibon". | CJS Incunable copy imperfect: all before leaf [gimel]1 and after leaf [vav]7 wanting, with photoreproductions of leaves [alef]1r-[bet]8v and [vav]8r bound in their places (each reproduced page on a single leaf)., CJS Incunable copy: leaf size: 177 x 129 mm., CJS Incunable copy has manuscript foliation ("36"-"66") of leaves [gimel]1-[vav]7 in pencil in head outer corners of leaves., CJS Incunable copy has bookplate ("LIBRARY OF THE DROPSIE COLLEGE FOR HEBREW AND COGNATE LEARNING GIFT OF HON. MAYER SULZBERGER") on front pastedown., CJS Incunable copy has manuscript note in the hand of Ephraim Deinard on leaf [gimel]1r ("הוא דפוס שונצין משנת רמ"ה (1485) אפרים דיינארד")., CJS Incunable copy bound in half blind-ruled red morocco over marbled paper boards; title ("MAIMONIDES ON AVOT") and imprint place and date ("1484") stamped in gold on spine; gold rules at head and foot of spine; marbled endpapers; all edges marbled. | Hebrew translation by Shmuel ibn Tibbon of Moses Maimonides' commentary. | Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning. Library (bookplate) (CJS Incunable copy), Sulzberger, Mayer, 1843-1923 (donor) (CJS Incunable copy), Deinard, Ephraim, 1846-1930 (inscription) (CJS Incunable copy)
Atıf Yapılan
Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, Heb-83, Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum XIII, page 32 (C.50.b.14, C.49.b.3), Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke M23783, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Inkunabelkatalog M-411, Incunabula short title catalogue im00624800, Iakerson, S. Catalogue of Hebrew incunabula, 24, Offenberg, A.K. Hebrew incunabula in public collections, 93, Steinschneider, M., Catalogus librorum hebraeorum in bibliotheca Bodleiana, 1433, Tamani, G., I Tipografi ebrei a Soncino, 12, Vinograd, Otsar, Soncino 2
İçerik
Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. Sirāj. Avot. Hebrew.
Tür
Commentaries., Early works., Incunabula -- Italy -- Soncino -- 1484.
