Ḥamishah ḥumshe Torah ... Quinque libri legis.
Jacob ben HÌ£ayyim ben Isaac ibn Adonijah (1470-1538)
Category
Books
Date
1544 - 1546
Materials
Place of origin
Paris
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3095313
Summary
Bibliographic description
17 pts. in 6 v. ; 16mo. Running number: 2202. Bound in 15 volumes. Some vols. with worm damage. Manuscript note on vol. 1 front fly-leaf: "Desunt 2° folia post S.IIII.". Manuscript chapter and verse numbers added in margins in most vols. Vols. 10-11 ruled in red throughout. Provenance: manuscript inscription on vol. 1 rear fly-leaf: "Ric. Ibbetson ex dono viri Reverendi Ric. Smith de Upton in com. Vigorniensi Feb. 29. 1711/12" [i.e. the gift of Richard Smith (d. 1717), rector of Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire (1690) to Richard Ibbetson (1678 or 79-1731), archdeacon of Exeter]. Manuscript inscription on vol. 1 rear fly-leaf: "15 vol. M." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]. Manuscript inscription on vol. 3 rear fly-leaf: "Lib R. Smith Vigor:" [i.e. Richard Smith (d. 1717)]. Manuscript inscriptions possibly in the hand of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751) on vol. 10 front and rear fly-leaves: "Iob. XXXIII. 7. penult." and "D. XXXIV[crossed-through]. XXXVI. XXXVII.". Vols. 10, 12 and 16 with pencil markings in the margins and underscoring of text throughout. Binding: seventeenth-century[?] full calf (rubbed); double gilt fillet border; blind roll decoration on board edges of some vols.; recessed cords; double gilt fillet panel along length of spines, with gilt titles (in Latin) of contents. Red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Jacob ben HÌ£ayyim ben Isaac ibn Adonijah (1470-1538), editor Robert Estienne (1503-1559), printer and publisher David Kimhi (c.1160-c.1235), editor Franciscus Vatablus (d.1547), editor