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Extremel Rare! Principio de Sciencia on Hebrew Grammar by Rabbi Yehuda Leon Templo - Amsterdam, 1703 - Principio de sciencia: ou, gramathica hebrayca por hum methodo breue, claro, facil, e distincto by Rabbi Shlomo Yehuda Leon Templo. Amsterdam, Ymanuël Athias Press, [1703]. Portuguese.  Hebrew grammar book by Rabbi Shlomo Yehuda Leon Templo (d. 1733) a sage of Amsterdam. His father, Rabbi Yaakov Yehuda leon Templo (1603 – after 1675) was known for his scientific works on the Tabernacle and Temple (for this reason, his family name was Templo). Rabbi Shlomo Yehuda was the disciple of Rabbi Yitzchak Abuhav De Fonseca. He worked as an editor at the famed printing house of Ymanuël ben Yosef Athias in Amsterdam. Among others, he edited the Shulchan Aruch, the Rambam's Mishneh Torah and Sefer Lechem Mishneh, which were printed there, adding Chidushim, comments, glosses, corrections and references. In addition. he published several other works dealing with the prayers, sermons, Klalei HaTalmud and Takanot for th Passover feast.  See: Biblioteca española-portugueza-judaica, dictionnaire bibliographique by Meyer Kayserling, Strassburg, 1890, p. 58; The Jewish Encyclopedia, volume 8, p. 3.  63, [1] pp.  Detached parchment binding. The first leaves are with a tear along the upper edge affecting the text. Wear. Folds. Loose copy. Fair-good condition.