Hebraica.- Clenardus (Nicolaus) Tabulae in grammaticen Hebraeam, first edition, collation: A-Q⁴, text in Hebrew and Latin, woodcut printer's device to final verso, stained at upper corners, little staining at foot, [Louvain], [Thierry Martens], [1529] bound with Campen (Johannes van) Ex variis libellis Eliae grammaticorum omnium doctissimi quicquid ad absolutam grammaticen Hebraicam est necessarium, first edition, collation: A-N⁴, text in Hebrew and Latin, woodcut printer's device to final verso, stained at foot, Louvain, Thierry Martens, June, 1528, together 2 works in 1 vol., lightly browned, occasional spotting, 17th century red morocco, gilt, covers with triple filet borders, spine in compartments and with floral and foliage decoration and a black morocco label, ink stains to upper cover, rubbed and little scuffed, g.e., small 4to (196 x 146mm.)

⁂ Two rare first editions. I. Clénard's important Hebrew grammar, which became a standard text. Clenard was a Flemish grammarian, teacher, and traveller, who had studied at the Collegium Trilingue Lovaniense. He attempted to establish a connection between Hebrew and Greek. II. Jan van Campen studied at the Collegium Trilingue Lovaniense, where he later became Professor of Hebrew. This treatise on masoretic Hebrew was published in the same year as Levita's Hebrew grammar, from which Van Campen borrowed liberally.

Provenance: Dominican Convent at Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume (ink stamp to title of van Campen)