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BACHIAH BEN JOSEPH IBN PAQUDA - Barchi Naphshi [ethical poem]. Translated into Italian by Jochanan Altrino. Hebrew and Italian on facing pages.. FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural border. ff. (4), 4-34, (2). Trimmed, lightly browned, miniscule worming, final page in facsimile. Modern vellum. 12mo. Vinograd, Venice 1178 Venice: Johannes Caleoni for Bragadin, 1628. A distinguished philosopher and author of the famed Chovoth Halevavoth, Bachiah ben Joseph ibn Paquda also wrote a number of sacred poems. These are distinguished by their depth of thought and beauty of expression.