Ḥamishah ḥumshei torah
Subtitle: Quinque libri legis
Publisher: Robert Estienne
Published: 1544
Place of publication: Paris]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 17
Other titles: Quinque libri legis
Work titles: Bible Old Testament Hebrew 1544
Notes: Hebrew text vocalized.

Title (Hebrew romanized) taken from v. 1. Each pt. has special t.p., with printer's device. Hebrew imprint (romanized): Shenidpesu be-mitsvat Roberto ́Stefano ́u-be-beto be-hodesh kislev shenat sh"h le-p"rk poh Paris ha-ir ha-gedolah ve-ha-em be-tsarfat.

"Cette petite édition que l'on dit fort exacte, est vraiment un bijou typographique, et peut-être ce qui a jamais été imprimé de plus beau en langue hébraïque"--Renouard.

"The edition is very rare and is seldom found complete and in good condition"--Schreiber.

Signatures. Pentateuch: a-r⁸ s¹⁰ t-2k⁸ 2l⁴ 2m-2z⁸ A-N⁸ O¹⁰ P-2D⁸ 2E⁴ (2l4, 2E4 blank). Joshua & Judges: A-T⁸ (T7-8 blank). Samuel: a-y⁸. Kings: A-Z⁸. Chronicles: A-Z⁸ (Z8 blank). Isaiah: A-R⁴ (R4 blank). Jeremiah: a-x⁸. Ezechiel: 2a-2s⁸. Daniel & Esdras: a-p⁸. Twelve minor prophets: A-P⁸ (P6-8 blank). Psalms: A-V⁸ (V8 blank). Proverbs & Job: 2A-2N⁸ 2O¹⁰. Song of songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes & Esther: A-K⁸.

References: BLC, v. 29, p. 31 (675.b.1-8); BM STC French, 1470-1600, p. 56; Pettigrew, T.J. Bibliotheca Sussexiana (London : Longman, 1827), v. 1, pt. 2, p. 146; Renouard, A. Annales de l'imprimerie des Estienne (Geneva : Slatkine reprints, 1971), p. 65; Schreiber, F. The Estiennes (New York : Schreiber, 1982), no. 82.