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Christmas Special / Antique Books, Autographs and Prints

Thursday 11 December 2025 e Friday 12 December 2025, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Metoscita, Pietro

Institutiones linguae arabicae ex diversis arabum monumentis collectae., 1624

Estimate

€ 150 - 200

Sold

€ 1.290

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Information

Rome, Stefano Paolini, 1624. 8°. Text in Latin and Arabic, woodworm holes in the white margin that do not damage the text, some light water stains, final quires slightly loose, hardback binding, restorations and damp stains.

Specialist Notes

First untouched edition . Metoscita (al-Matushi), a Maronite from Cyprus, was one of the first students at the Maronite College in Rome and joined the Society of Jesus in 1597. He composed this elementary Latin grammar to aid in the teaching of Arabic. The first example of a classical Arabic poem is printed on p. 227. The book was dedicated by the printer Stefano Paolini to Cardinal Francesco Barberini, who had commissioned its publication.

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