Judaica.- Martini (Raimundus) Pugio Fidei Adversus Mauros Et Judaeos

Judaica.- Martini (Raimundus) Pugio Fidei Adversus Mauros Et Judaeos, text in Latin and Hebrew, title printed in red and black, occasional underlining or annotation, the odd short marginal tear or defect, including very occasional small marginal worm traces, foxed and browned, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, worn with loss, later endpapers, [VD17 7:705719G], Leipzig & Frankfurt, Lanckisus, 1687; and a Hebrew-Latin lexicon by Santi Pagnino (Lyon, 1577), folio (2) *** This work, possibly the most famous Christian anti-Jewish polemic, was written sometime after 1263 and circulated widely during the Middle Ages. The author quoted many lost Midrashim.

Estimate:£400

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