Shelfmark
DDc.3.01 - DDc.3.04
Main entry--uniform title
Bible. O.T. Five Scrolls. Hebrew. 1568.
Title
Hamishah humshe torah ...
Varying form of title
Spine title: Bomberg Pentateu. Hebraic.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Venice] : [Giovanni di Gara], [1568].
Physical description
4 vols. ; 43 cm. (Fo.)
Note
Text in Hebrew and Aramaic.
Note
Title transliterated from the Hebrew.
Note
Contains Pentateuch with Aramaic version attributed to Onkelos, commentaries of Rashi and Hezekiah ben Manoah, and glosses of Jacob ben Asher, followed by Meghilloth, with Aramaic paraphrases and commentary of Rashi; and Haphtaroth, with commentary of David Kimhi.
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Ms. ex libris reading "Sum Guill. Charci", i.e., William Charke (1599-1617).
Binding
16th century stiff parchment; blind tooled triple fillet frames, with arabesque fleurons at each corner and at centre; remains of green ties; binders' twine at head and tail of spine, with traces of gold tooled single fille and blind tooled hatching; later red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters and roll; six raised bands; green stained edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmarks: Aa.2.1-4, and Dc.1.9-12.
Copy-specific note
Vol. I: ms. note on front flyleaf concerning building work and gifts given to Eton by Thomas Weaver, Fellow, in 1625.
Copy-specific note
Previously misidentified as the third Rabbinic bible, published in 1549 by Daniel Bomberg. Spine labels gives titles: 'Bomberg Pentateu[ch] Hebraic.[a]', 'Bomberg prophetae posterior', 'Bomberg prophetae primi', 'Bomberg hagiogra.'.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Charke, William, ? - 1617 former owner.
Added entry--place
Italy Venice.
Language code
heb arc
Identifier
B15637