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Havel Havlei Chaled (Bechinat Olam) – Leiden, 1668 – Hebrew-Latin Edition - Havel Havlei Chaled, De vanitate mundi dissertatio – Bechinat Olam by R. Yedaiah HaPenini Bedersi, with foreword, notes and Latin translation by Allard Uchtmann. Leiden: Hackios, 1668. Bilingual edition of Bechinat Olam by R. Yedaiah HaPenini; Hebrew (in large square letters) and Latin on facing pages. At beginning of book, lengthy introduction by translator Allard Uchtmann (Professor of Hebrew and Oriental languages at the University of Leiden); at the end of the book, notes in Latin (with Hebrew, and some Arabic and Greek). Printer's device on title page, featuring an eagle flying over a city, holding a ribbon in its beak inscribed ”Movendo” (Latin: ”in motion”). R. Yedaiah HaPenini Bedersi (ca. 1270-1340) was a poet, doctor and philosopher from Béziers in Provence, France. He considered himself a disciple of the Rambam and he wrote enthusiastically in his favor during the great debate regarding the study of philosophy (his letter is published in the Responsa of the Rashba, section 418). [12] leaves, 240, 243-369 pages. 15.5 cm. Most leaves in good condition. Stains. Light wear. Open tear to top of title page, very slightly affecting title, repaired with paper to verso. Early leather binding, repaired, with gilt decorations to spine. Defects to binding (parts of original spine and binding lacking). Book reprinted from Leiden 1650 edition of Bechinat Olam, with first eight leaves newly printed and the title renamed. Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.