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Josippi Judische Historien ... new transferirt, und im teutschen vor nie gelesen

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Title

Josippi Judische Historien ... new transferirt, und im teutschen vor nie gelesen

Description

The first German, and first vernacular, edition of the Yosippon or Josippon, an account of Jewish history supposedly written either by Josephus or by the Joseph ben Gorion mentioned by him. The authenticity of the work was first questioned by Joseph Scaliger (C16 French religious leader and scholar), and it is now considered a C10 forgery.

Creator

Joseph ben Gorion [or Gurion], pseudo. [Josippon.]

Publisher

[Strassburg]: Johann Schwintzer

Date

1530

Language

German

Bibliographic Citation

FREEMAN, Arthur, Bibliotheca Fictiva: A Collection of Books & Manuscripts Relating to Literary Forgery, 400BC – AD 2000, London: Bernard Quaritch Limited, 2014, p. 111. [96]

Provenance

Bibliotheca Fictiva

Rights Holder

Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University