Illustrissimo ac sapientissimo Domino .D. Enigo de Mendocza comiti tendiliae legato sacre maiestatis regis Hispaniae Paulus de Heredia salutem perpetuamq[ue] foelicitatem
Contributors: Neḥunya ben ha-Kanah, active 1st century, attributed name; Silber, Eucharius, active 1480-1510, printer; Otto Vollbehr Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: [Eucharius Silber?]
Published: 1490
Place of publication: Rome, Italy]
Language: lat
Number of pages: 80
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Messiah; Messiahship
Other titles: Neumiae filii Haccanae Epistola de secretis ad Haccanam filium; Haccanae filii Neumiae ad cognitione[m] generatio[n]is [Christ]i Epistola
Work titles: Epistola Neumiae filii Haccanae de secretis
Notes: Title from caption, leaf [1]2.

Imprint from ISTC.

According to BM 15th cent., the author is Neumia, Filius Haccanae (Nechoniah ben Ha-Kanah, Rabbi or Neḥoniah ben Hakanah) and the text is translated from the Hebrew, with a commentary, by Paulus de Heredia. According to the Jewish encyclopedia, Paulus de Heredia is the author. He is believed to have used a Hebrew pseudonym and to have posed as translator.

Signatures: [1-5]⁸ ([1]1 blank).

Capital spaces with guide letters. Spaces are left in the text for Hebrew words or letters.

Register: leaf [5]8 verso.

LC copy has some initials and paragraph marks in red; ms. annotation. Bound in vellum musical ms. waste. Stamped on cover in gold: 1478.

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, P-183

Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, 11695

Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain's Repertorium bibliographicum, 11695

Reichling, D. Appendices ad Hainii-Copingeri Repertorium bibliographicum, 11695

Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, M30169

Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, volume 4, page 124 (IA. 19213)

Incunabula Short Title Catalogue, ip00183000