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BIBLE, in Hebrew -- HAGIOGRAPHA. Sefer Mishlei (Proverbs), with commentary by Immanuel ben Solomon ben Jekuthiel of Rome. Edited(?) by Hayyim ben Isaac Halevi Ashkenazi. [Naples: Joseph ben Jacob Ashkenazi Gunzenhauser, between 28 March and 26 September 1487]. Chancery 2 o (261 x 195 mm). Collation: 1-10 8 11 1 0 12 8 13 6 (1/1r: introduction by Immanuel ben Solomon; 1/1v, line 12: beginning of the Biblical text, the initial word within a decorative woodcut white-vine border [42 x 130 mm.]; 1/1v, col. 2, line 13: beginning of the commentary; 13/6r, line 38: colophon by the editor [proofreader? or typesetter?]; 13/6v: blank). 104 leaves. Unfoliated, no catchwords. Signed to the fold. In a number of quires (3rd, 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th) some signatures are printed on the verso of a conjugate leaf in the second half of the quire. Headlines somewhat irregularly used on recto and verso pages. Double column, the commentary continuing under the column of text. 36-45 lines (varying); a page of 45 lines, with headline, measures 202 (212) x 133 mm; a page of 36 lines, with headline and signature, 161 (171, 175) x 133 mm. Types: 1:185 H. (square), unvocalized, for the initial word of Proverbs only; 2:120 H. (square), vocalized for the text, unvocalized for the running titles and keywords in the commentary; 3:90 H. (semi-cursive) for the commentary and the signatures. Line fillers. (Some dampstaining, occasional marginal worming, small marginal chips to first two leaves.) Modern blind and gold-tooled dark brown morocco, edges mottled, striped and stained blue-green in the 17th century, early front flyleaf preserved. PROVENANCE: a few marginal annotations; a few traces of expurgation. Second part of an edition of the Hagiographa, completing the edition of the Bologna Pentateuch of Abraham ben Hayyim of Pesaro, 25 January 1482 (Goff Heb-18) and the Soncino edition of the Former and Latter Prophets by Joshua Solomon ben Israel Nathan Soncino, 1485 (Goff Heb-22 & 24). [ Bound with :] BIBLE, in Hebrew -- HAGIOGRAPHA. Iyov - Nechemyah (Job, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Ruth, Esther, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah [lacking Chronicles]), with commentaries by Levi ben Gershom, Solomon ben Isaac and Joseph ben Simeon Kara. Edited(?) by Samuel ben Samuel of Rome. Naples: Joseph ben Jacob Ashkenazi Gunzenhauser, 9 Tishri 5247 [= 5248] (= 26 September 1487). Chancery 2 o. Collation: Section I, Job: 1-6 8 (1/1r-v: introduction by Levi ben Gershom [Gersonides]; 1/2r: beginning of the biblical text and the commentary, the initial word in woodcut letters within woodcut white-vine border [42 x 130 mm.]; 6/8v, line 26: end of the Book of Job). 48 leaves. Section II, Song of Songs: 21 8 (1/1r: blank, 1/1v: beginning of the biblical text and the commentary of Solomon ben Isaac [Rashi], the first verse within woodcut white-vine border [42 x 132 mm.]; 1/8r, l. 6: end of commentary; 1/8v: blank). 8 leaves. Section III, Ecclesiastes: 31 1 0 (1/1r: beginning of the biblical text and the commentary by Rashi; 1/10r, l. 40: end of commentary; 1/10v: blank). 10 leaves. Section IV, Lamentations, Ruth, Esther, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah: 41- 43 8 [ 44] 8 [ 45] 1 2 (1/1r: beginning of the biblical text of Lamentations with commentary by Joseph ben Simeon Kara; 1/5r: beginning of Ruth with commentary by Rashi; 1/8r: beginning of Esther with commentary of Rashi; 2/5r: beginning of Daniel with commentary by Rashi; 4/2r: beginning of Ezra-Nehemiah with commentary by Rashi; 5/12r, l. 31: end of the biblical text of Nehemiah; 5/12v: blank). 42 leaves (of 44, lacking sheet 3/2.7). Together 108 (of 150) leaves (lacking Section V, Chronicles, with the commentary of pseudo-Solomon ben Isaac, 51- 55 8). No foliation, no catchwords. Signed to the fold (the signatures sometimes left out and with errors). In quire 5 the second leaf is unsigned but the conjugate seventh leaf verso is signed 5.2. The same phenomenon is found in quires 21, 42, 43, 4[5]. Quire 4[4] is signed '3', qu