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Mikneh Avram – Venice, 1523 – Hebrew-Latin Edition – Fine Copy – Printed by Daniel Bomberg - Mikneh Avram – Venice, 1523 – Hebrew-Latin Edition – Fine Copy – Printed by Daniel Bomberg Peculium Abrae, Grammatica Hebraea – Mikneh Avram, Hebrew grammar, by the physician and grammarian R. Avraham de Balmes. Venice: Daniel Bomberg, [1523]. Hebrew (vocalized) and Latin on facing pages. The translation was presumably composed by Kalonymus ben David Kalonymus, who wrote the last section of the book – Shaar B'Taamei HaMikra, and brought the book to print. On verso of the title page, a poem in Latin in honor of Daniel Bomberg, followed by a foreword in Latin by Daniel Bomberg. The author praises Bomberg in his preface. A Hebrew-only edition was printed concurrently. The layout of the Hebrew text is almost identical. In the present edition, each row is numbered. [315] leaves. 21 cm. Light-colored, high-quality paper, with wide margins. Good condition. Stains (stains to first leaves). Habermann, The Printer Daniel Bomberg, no. 76.