From Antiquariaat Matthys de Jongh, Zutphen, Netherlands
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. Small 8vo (15x9,5 cm). [XVI],156,[2]p. Contemp. vellum. Mild browning. Stamp on title and verso. Bookplate of Karin Figala. First edition. Printed in his own press, the first Hebrew printing press in Amsterdam founded by Menasseh Ben Israel in 1626, a turning point in the history of Hebrew printing'. On the title as printer's mark the well-known magic square, divided into 9 squares in which the consonants are arranged in such a way that the same three Psalm words can be read both horizontally and vertically (Psalm 85 vs 11 Veritas e terra orietur/ Truth shall spring out of the earth').Previously part of the collection Museum Rem. Faesch Basil', founded by the Swiss jurist and art collector Remigius Faesch (1595-1667), stamp on title verso and ex-dono inscription on first blank dated 1647. Karin Figala (1938-2008) was an Austrian historian of chemistry and alchemy and professor at the University of Munich. Seller Inventory # 32556
Bibliographic Details
Title: De creatione problemata XXX: cum summarijs ...
Publisher: Amstelodami, Typis & sumptibus auctoris [Amsterdam, by the author] 1635
Edition: 1st Edition
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