Details

Subject(s)

• Judaism—Controversial literature—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Jews—Conversion to Christianity—Early works to 1800 [Browse]

Printer

Laurentii, Nicolaus, active 1475-1486 [Browse]

Related name

Alfonsus Bonihominis, Bishop of Marrakech, -1353 [Browse]

Related work(s)

• Salvini, Sebastiano, approximately 1450- Considerazione sopra i salmi di David. [Browse]
• Salvini, Sebastiano, approximately 1450- Epistola ad Raphaelem Riarium. [Browse]

Series

Early European books. [More in this series]

Notes

• Title from first lines on a2r.
• Attributed to Samuel Marochitanus. Cf. ISTC.
• Imprint of publication suggested by ISTC.
• The heading of the Epistola proper describes it on a3v as "tradocta darabico inlatino & dilatino inlingua toscana da Bastiano saluino ... adi / xxv / dinouembre / mille quattrocento settanta noue".
• Alphonsus Boni Hominis claims only to translate the Epistola of Rabbi Samuel but 'it seems he himself was the author, drawing largely from another tract in Arabic' (Encyclopaedia Judaica). Cf. ISTC.
• The text on g3v-h1v includes the Athanasian creed and an exposition of various texts connected with Christ's agony in the garden and the denial of Peter; the rest of the book consists of short summaries of the Psalms and various canticles, all by Salvini.
• With Initial spaces, guide letters; without foliation, catchwords.
• Initial spaces filled.
• Signatures: a-b⁶ c⁴ d-h⁶ i⁸.
• Reproduction of original in: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze -- Incunabula.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest, 2010 Mode of access: World Wide Web. Available to subscribing institutions.

References

• Rh, 599
• CIBN, S-60
• IGI, 8586
• Goff, S-117
• GW, M39854
• BM 15th cent., VI, p. 628 (IA.27085)
• ISTC, is00117000

Other title(s)

Epistola ad Senatum romanum.

OCLC

809803014

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