Die Ersten Makamen aus dem Tachkemoni Oder Divan ds Charisi Nebst Dessen Vorrede

Al-Harizi, Judah: S. I. Kaempf. Die Ersten Makamen aus dem Tachkemoni Oder Divan ds Charisi Nebst Dessen Vorrede. Berlin: Alexander Duncker, 1845. 8vo. 180pp. Modern three quarter cloth over paper boards. Green speckled edges. A humorous work of medieval Hebrew poetry with a German translation by the early thirteenth century rationalist Judah Al-Harizi. This edition is based on a 1281 manuscript of the work. Includes an extensive series of introductions in German that offer historical background and a philological study of the work. Text in German and Hebrew. Head and tail of spine split. Edges rubbed. Handwritten note in German on front free endpaper. Foxing to interior leaves. fair. Hardcover. (33955) $95