Diqduq lesonot ha-quedem [...] = Grammatiqi de-lesane de-madneha [...] id est Grammatica linguarum orientalium, Hebraeorum, Chaldaeorum & Syrorum inter se collatarum.

4to: [16]-423-[1 bl.] pp. (sl. toned, margins of initial and final ff. strengthened).

Mod. overl. vellum, flat spine (older flyleaves preserved). Very good copy.

One of the first comparative grammars of the bible languages: Hebrew, Aramaic and Syriac. L. de Dieu (1590-1642) studied theology and Oriental languages (Hebrew, Syriac, Ethiopic, and Arabic) in Leiden with Thomas Erpenius and Jacob Golius. He was renowned for his interpretations of biblical texts based on a wide and profound linguistic knowledge. In this comparative grammar of a number of Semitic languages he dealt more with Syriac than Aramaic, as the latter had already been fully treated. Woodcut mark on title. Title in red and black.
Ref. Willems 294. - Smitskamp (Phil. Orient.) 304. - STCN.
Prov. Leuven duplicate stamp (19th c.).