BACHIAH BEN JOSEPH IBN PAQUDA
Barchi Naphshi [ethical poem]. Translated into Italian by Jochanan Altrino. ...

BACHIAH BEN JOSEPH IBN PAQUDA
Barchi Naphshi [ethical poem]. Translated into Italian by Jochanan Altrino. Hebrew and Italian on facing pages.


FIRST EDITION, PRINTED ON VELLUM. Title within architectural border. Italain inscriptions on vellum endpapers.
ff. (4), 4-34, (2). Final leaf on paper. Lightly stained or discolored in places, penultimate leaf with small hole affecting a few letters. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, rubbed and worn. 12mo. Vinograd, Venice 1178.
Venice: Johannes Caleoni for Bragadin 1628
A UNIQUE COPY PRINTED ON VELLUM. A distinguished philosopher, Bachiah ben Joseph ibn Paquda (11th cent.), the famed author of Chovoth HaLevavoth, also wrote a number of sacred poems. In the 164 stanzas of the present work the author utilizes the most exquisite language to praise God and beg forgiveness in various confessions.
A UNIQUE COPY PRINTED ON VELLUM. A distinguished philosopher, Bachiah ben Joseph ibn Paquda (11th cent.), the famed author of Chovoth HaLevavoth, also wrote a number of sacred poems. In the 164 stanzas of the present work the author utilizes the most exquisite language to praise God and beg forgiveness in various confessions.