Die Ersten Makamen aus dem Tachkemoni Oder Divan ds Charisi Nebst Dessen Vorrede

Berlin: Alexander Duncker, 1845. Hardcover. fair. 8vo. 180pp. Modern three quarter cloth over paper boards. Green speckled edges. A humorous work of medieval Hebrew poetry with a German translation by the early thirteenth century rationalist Judah Al-Harizi. This edition is based on a 1281 manuscript of the work. Includes an extensive series of introductions in German that offer historical background and a philological study of the work. Text in German and Hebrew. Head and tail of spine split. Edges rubbed. Handwritten note in German on front free endpaper. Foxing to interior leaves.