Gazette Drouot logo print
Lot n° 276

PSALTERIUM, Hebreum, Graecum, Arabicum, Chaldeum,...

Estimate :
Subscribers only

PSALTERIUM, Hebreum, Graecum, Arabicum, Chaldeum, cum tribus latinis interpretationibus glossis. S.l.n.d. [on the colophon] : Genoa, Pietro Paulo Porro for Agostino Giustiniani, November 1516. In-folio, 17th century soft vellum. PRECIOUS EDITION OF THE PSAUTIER, printed in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Arabic and Chaldean. This is the first polyglot book in the history of printing, and the second containing a text printed in Arabic. Beautifully printed, the title printed in red and black in a large border with interlacing and floral motifs. First cover of the binding partially dislodged from the body of the book, restoration in the lower margin of the title and in the margin of 3 leaves, discrete worm work on the whole volume, some leaves slightly browned.