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Sefer Arugas HaBosem - R. Shmuel Archivolti, Venice 1602. First Edition. An Impressive Copy. -   A complete copy of Sefer Arugas HaBosem, authored by R. Shmuel Archivolti (1515-1611), a prominent 16th century Italian Rabbi. He studied together with R. Meir Katzenellenbogen (MaHaram Padua) in his youth and was a foremost disciple of R. Menachem Azariah of Fano - Rama MiPano. Among the various works he authored, this present work is the most well-known. In it, he clarifies various principles of Hebrew grammar (Dikduk), divided into 32 chapters. It begins with the usage of letters, nouns, and verbs (including a table of tenses and conjugations), and ends with an explanation of Hebrew accentuation, meter, and poetical form. Chapter 30 deals with Hebrew cryptography. In addition, he used his own poems as models to demonstrate 22 varying metrical forms.    A fine copy printed on crisp white paper, with light stains on some leaves. Bound in an attractive 18th century vellum binding.    119, [2], pp.    Vinograd, Venice 953.