Lot 36
Martelloti, Francesco
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 May 2011 at 12:00 BST
Description
Institutiones linguae Arabicae. Rome: Stefano Paolini, 1620. 4to, woodcut initials and head/ tailpieces, 18th century calf, rubbed at edges, upper hinge cracking, lacking signature Cc [pp.201-208], closed tear to D4 [repaired], title stained
Footnote
Note: Martelloti deployed his extensive knowledge of Arabic grammarians to deliver this comprehensive and tripartite (de litteris; de dictionibus simplicibus; de oratione) overview. This is an advanced grammar in which syntax is discussed at length and in the manner of the Arab grammarians.
Provenance: Richard Bentley (1662-1742), the classical scholar, signature on title-page. The library of the Earls of Macclesfield, removed from Shirburn Castle, bookplate.