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Mishle shuʻalim / le-R. Berekhyah ha-Naḳdan.
משלי שועלים לר׳ ברכיה הנקדן.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berechiah ben Natronai, ha-Nakdan, active 12th century-13th century, author.
- Language:
- Hebrew
- Subjects (All):
- Fables, Hebrew--13th century.
- Fables, Hebrew.
- Hebrew literature, Medieval.
- Animals--Poetry.
- Animals.
- Genre:
- fables.
- narrative poetry.
- Penn Provenance:
- Moldovan, Joseph T.
- Moldovan, Susan A.
- Physical Description:
- [1], 2-87, [1] leaves ; 15 cm (4to)
- Edition:
- [First edition]
- Manufacture:
- Manṭovah : bi-vet ha-uman Mesir Ṿinṭorin Rufinilo
- מנטובה : בבית האומן מסיר וונטורין רופינילו
- Place of Publication:
- Manṭovah : ʻa.y. uvi-shem Yosef b.k.mo.r. Yaʻaḳov mi-Paduʼah, 317 [1556 or 1557].
- [Mantua] : ṿa-tehi hashlamato ha-yom yom ha-shishi sheloshah ṿe-ʻeśrim la-ḥodesh Ḥeshvan shenat ḥameshet alafim ṿe-shalosh meʼot ṿe-tishʻah ʻaśar li-ferat ḳaṭan ʻal yad uvi-shem Yosef b.k.mo.r. Yaʻaḳov mi-Paduʼah
- מנטובה : יוסף ב׳ יעקב מפדואה, [1557 or 1556] שי"ז.
- [מנטובה] : ותהי השלמתו היום הששי שלשה ועשרים לחדש חשון שנת חמשת אלפים ושלש מאות ותשעה עשר לפרט קטן על יד ובשם יוסף בכמ"ר יעקב ז"ל מפדואה
- Notes:
- Date of completion: 23 Ḥeshvan 5319 (14 November 1558) -- taken from colophon (leaf 87 recto).
- Title page in architechtural framing.
- Publisher's preface -- title page verso.
- Verses printed with vocalized text.
- Floral ornament below colophon; fleurons (page 87 verso).
- Publisher's device following text: solid cartouche; peacock with ribbons in beak (final leaf).
- Signatures: 1-22⁴
- Local Notes:
- GIFT FROM THE MOLDOVAN FAMILY COLLECTION By Joseph T. Moldovan C'76 and Susan A. Moldovan C'76. Donated in Honor and Memory of Jean and Dr. Alfred Moldovan.
- CJS Moldovan copy bound in contemporary full-leather binding in four parts; fleurons around center twirl symbol; most of paper shelfmark (19th century) remaining on spine.
- CJS Moldovan copy title page and first leaves separated from spine; minimal foxing.
- Cited in:
- Steinschneider, 4575:1
- Vinograd, Mantua 44
- OCLC:
- 1370907001
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