Amira, Georgius Michaelis (c. 1573-1644).

4to (235 x 167mm.), [44], 480pp., Latin and Syriac text, illustration: woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, binding: seventeenth-century calf, spine gilt in compartments, some very light spotting, joints partly split 

Censimento 16 CNCE 1541

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

first edition. Georgius Michaelis Amira, or Jirjis ibn Mikhâ'il ibn 'Amirâ, taught Syriac at the Maronite College in Rome. He returned to Lebanon in 1595 as Bishop of Ehhden and is associated with the celebrated Quzhayya Psalter of 1610. The printer of the Grammatica syriaca, Jacobus Luna, was the Maronite scholar Ya'qub ibn Hilâl, formerly a compositor at the Medici press, some of whose types he borrowed or took over. The Syriac alphabet printed in this work shows three scripts: estrangelo, serto (cut by Jean Cavaillon for the Medici press in 1590) and a cursive Nestorian script.