07017

Title

Subject

Description

The text of the Psalms, printed in large letters, is surrounded with commentary by David ben Joseph Ḳimḥi (c. 1160–c. 1235) in smaller types. A Christian censor used ink and small sheets of paper to omit words from commentary and entire passages.

Creator

Kimhi, David, approximately 1160–approximately 1235, commentary, Gunzenhauser, Joseph ben Jacob Ashkenazi, printer, and Ashkenazi, Jacob Baruch ben Judah, ed.

Source

07017. [Book of Psalms in Hebrew]. Sefer Tehillim. Commentary by David ben Joseph Kimhi, corrected by Jacob Baruch ben Judah Landau. Naples: Joseph ben Jacob Ashkenazi Gunzenhauser, 4 Nisan 5247 (28 March 1487).

Relation

Expurgations

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Hebrew

Type

Biblical commentary with censoring

Collection

"Heresy and Error": The Ecclesiastical Censorship of Books, 1400–1800

Citation

Kimhi, David, approximately 1160–approximately 1235, commentary, Gunzenhauser, Joseph ben Jacob Ashkenazi, printer, and Ashkenazi, Jacob Baruch ben Judah, ed., “07017,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed April 20, 2024, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1903.