1525

IJA Number: 1525

כתובים

Ketuvim

This is the fourth of four volumes of the Hebrew Bible printed in 1568 by Giovanni Di Gara. It is known as the Fourth Rabbinic Bible (Biblia Rabbinica), and it is a reprint Daniel Bomberg's third Rabbinic Bible printed in Venice in 1548. This book is one of the oldest in the collection. It includes the entire book of writings, with commentaries by Ibn Ezra and Rashi, an Aramaic translation of the text, and the Messorah notes. In the last section of the book there is Targum for all the weekly portions and the Messorah Gedolah. On page 926v there is a one line Di Gara colophon.

Bibliographic Information

Author Personal:

Di Gara, Giovanni

Publisher:

Yoʼan di Garah

Date of Publication:

1568

Date of Publication Hebrew:

5328

Place of Publication:

Venice

Record Type:

Books

OCLC Number:

23026824

Language:

Hebrew

Annotations:

Yes

Format

Binding Format:

Sewn Binding

Cover Material:

Leather

Height:

42.4 cm

Width:

28.9 cm

Depth:

7.8 cm

Preservation

Mold Remediation:

Mold Remediated

Flattening:

Local

Disbound / Disassembled:

Mended:

Yes

Other Treatment:

Volume treated for exhibit. See treatment report for more details.

Rehoused:

Custom Box

Exhibit:

This item was exhibited at "Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage" at the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, from October 2013 - January 2014, and at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City, in Spring 2014.