Bidspirit auction | Sefer HaShorashim and Sefer HaArokh

Sefer HaShorashim and Sefer HaArokh – Two sixteenth-century Venice printings bound together in original vellum - A handsome and impressive volume containing two of the most important foundational works in the fields of Hebrew philology and the explanation of difficult Talmudic terms, both printed in Venice during the sixteenth century and preserved together in an original antique vellum binding. I. Sefer HaShorashim by the Radak Sefer HaShorashim – the second part of the great and celebrated work of Rabbi David Kimhi, one of the foremost Hebrew grammarians and biblical commentators. Printed in Venice by Daniel Bomberg, 1546. One of the important early editions of this classic lexicon of Biblical Hebrew, which for generations served as a cornerstone for students of Tanakh, grammarians, and commentators. This copy includes the final leaf, containing a poem by the editor Rabbi Elijah Levita, together with the colophon: “Completed in the month of Adar, the year 1546.” 143, [1] leaves. 31 cm. Lacking two leaves: 68–69. Condition: Very good. Minor tear to lower margin of title page. Bound in original vellum. II. Sefer HaArukh by Rabbi Nathan ben Jehiel of Rome Sefer HaArukh – an alphabetical explanation of difficult words in the Talmud and Midrash, authored by Rabbi Nathan ben Jehiel of Rome, one of the foundational works of Talmudic lexicography. With references added by Rabbi Samuel Archivolti. Printed in Venice, 1553, by the Bragadini press. For centuries, Sefer HaArukh served as an indispensable aid to students and commentators of the Talmud, and is cited frequently by early and later rabbinic authorities. 166 leaves. 31 cm. Condition: Very good. Minor tears to margins of two leaves. Bound in original vellum. A distinguished sammelband of two Hebrew classics, printed during the golden age of Hebrew printing in Venice and preserved together in an attractive contemporary binding.