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Tzemach David - Venice, 1587 - Tzemach David, lexicon of Hebrew and Aramaic roots, with explanations in Latin and Italian, by R. David min HaTapuchim (de Pomis), ”physician and philosopher from Spoleto”. Venice: Ioannem (Giovanni) de Gara, 1587. Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin and Italian. The lexicon is arranged according to the Hebrew alphabet, in two columns. The right-hand column contains Hebrew words, whilst the left-hand column is comprised of ”foreign words” (Aramaic, terms of the sages, etc.). The book opens with a Latin dedication by the author, to Pope Sixtus V, dated February 1587, and with prefaces in Latin, Italian and Hebrew. The Hebrew preface: ”An account of some of the tribulations which the author endured from his youth until this day”, a biography of the author and his family. The preface is dated at the end: ”Friday, 21st Shevat 1587”. Handwritten Latin inscriptions on the endpapers. Handwritten gloss on p. 71b, in Hebrew and Latin. 5, [1], 5-62, 238 leaves. 29 cm. Light-colored, high-quality paper. Good condition. Stains. Dark stains to several leaves. Minor damage. Library stamps to title page and other places. New binding.