Bidspirit auction | Chochmat HaMazalot – Basel, 1527

Chochmat HaMazalot – Basel, 1527 – First Edition - Chochmat HaMazalot, Kalendarium Hebraicum, edited by Sebastian Münster. Basel: Johann Froben, 1527. Hebrew and Latin. First edition. Anthology of works and various passages on the subject of the Hebrew calendar, partially translated into Latin. Includes selections from Seder Olam Zuta, Sefer HaKabbalah by R. Avraham ibn Daud and other works. Many fine woodcut initial panels. Various additional charts and illustrations. Does not contain two plates with large astronomical illustrations. Printer's device of Johann Froben on title page and last leaf. Glosses and inscriptions (in Latin) in margin and within text. [7], 200, [16] pages. Lacking [2] plates. 18.5 cm. Overall good condition. Stains, including dampstains. First gathering slightly loose. Many inscriptions partially deleted with ink on title page. New binding, with minor defects. Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans. Joseph Prijs, Basel, No. 24, p. 45-48.