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Torah, Prophets and Writings. Leiden, 1610 [Shin-Ayin]. Pocket Format - The Hebrew Bible – Pentateuch, Early and Later Prophets, and Writings. Leiden, Printed by the Sons of Franciscus Raphelengius, 1610 [Shin-Ayin]. A Complete, Elegant Pocket-Size Bible. A fine and rare complete Hebrew Bible, printed in Leiden, the Netherlands, 1610, by the Raphelengius family press (Bene Franciscus Raphelengius), one of the distinguished Christian printing houses engaged in the publication of Hebrew Bibles and linguistic works for scholars of Hebrew and biblical studies in early 17th-century Europe. This edition contains the entire Hebrew Bible: The Five Books of the Torah, Former Prophets, Latter Prophets, and Writings, each section with its own separate title page—for a total of four distinct title pages. The text is printed in a clear and elegant Hebrew type, unvocalized (without niqqud), as was customary in scholarly editions intended for study and comparison of textual readings. Every fifth verse is marked with a letter, a helpful reading aid typical of early modern Hebrew Bibles. This pocket-format edition (10.5 cm) was designed for portability, reflecting both practical devotional use and the growing interest in the Hebrew text among Christian Hebraists and Jewish scholars in the Netherlands. Printed in Leiden—the leading European center for Hebrew learning and biblical philology in the early 17th century, home to the renowned Raphelengius and Plantin presses—this Bible embodies the refinement and precision of early Dutch Hebrew typography. 264; 227; 238 [1 blank]; 287 pp. Height: 10.5 cm. Condition: very good. Clean, strong paper; edges gilt or colored; contemporary parchment binding, well preserved and attractive. A handsome and complete early 17th-century Hebrew Bible, elegantly printed in pocket size – a fine example of the Leiden Hebrew press tradition and a rare survival in such condition.