A Hebrew Incunable in the General Historical Library of the University of Salamanca
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A Hebrew incunable has recently been identified in the General Historical Library of the University of Salamanca. It is an edition of the Psalms with the commentary of David Qimḥí, published in Naples in 1487. The present article reports on the discovery and offers a brief preliminary study of the book.
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