Melekhet ha-dikduk = Institvtiones grammaticæ in Hebræam linguam
By: Fr. Sebastiani Munsteri minoritæ, Ingelnheimensis, in quibus quid per ordinem tractetur, sequens indicabit pagella ; opus est recens, atq[ue] chartatim emendatum ab ipso autore in officina Frobeniana
Contributors: Froben, Johann, 1460?-1527; Harizi, Judah ben Solomon, active 12th century-13th century; Kimḥi, Moses, -approximately 1190
Publisher: Johann Froben
Published: 1524
Place of publication: Basileæ [Basel
Language: lat
Number of pages: 288
Other titles: Bible. Jonah. Polyglot. 1524.; Institutiones grammaticæ in Hebræam linguam.
Notes: Prefatory material and text in Latin with one page (leaf signed q6a) in Yiddish. Also contains 2 passages in Hebrew, one with Latin translation; and the text of the Book of Jonah in Greek, Latin, Hebrew (vocalized), and Aramaic.

Hebrew title romanized.

Imprint from colophon. Preface dated: Basileæ : anno salutis 1524, mense Ianuario.

Froben's device on t.p. and on verso of leaf s8.

A Hebrew grammar. Also includes: An excerpt from the Mishle ḥamishim ha-talmidim by Judah al-Harizi (leaves a4b-a8a). "De accentu musico" (leaves o4b-p3a), which contains one of the earliest Hebrew musical texts ever printed. An introduction to the transcription of Yiddish words in Hebrew script (leaves q5a-q6a), the 2nd such text ever printed. An excerpt from a grammatical work by Moses Kimḥi in Hebrew (vocalized) with Latin translation (leaves q6b-q8a). And the text of the Book of Jonah in Greek, Latin, Hebrew (vocalized), and Aramaic (leaves r1a-s8a). This last item has a special half-title in Hebrew and Latin: Yonah navi be-arba ah leshonot = Ionas propheta in quatuor orbis principalioribus linguis ...; the text is printed in 4 parallel cols.

Signatures: a-s⁸.

References: BLC, v. 229, p. 248 (1568/2886.2); BM STC German 1455-1600, p. 633; Prijs, J. Die Basler Hebräischen drucke, 1492-1866 (Olten, Germany : Urs, 1964), no. 15a-b.

OONL copy. T.p. repaired, no loss of text; leaves a2-3 supplied in facsim.

Includes bibliographical references (BLC, v. 229, pages 248 (1568/2886.2) ; BM STC German 1455-1600, p. 633; Prijs, J. Die Basler Hebrĩschen drucke, 1492-1866 (Olten, Germany : Urs, 1964), no. 15a-b).

Abramsky vii/341.