Colophon: Elye Bokher’s Petaḥ devaray

Cornelio Adelkind

1546

And thus was finished the book Petah Debarai
In the name of the living God my redeemer and rock
In the year of the creation 306
On the 29th day of Tishri
Edited by the Hebrew grammarian
Elijah the Levita, the lonely man,
Printed in the house of the master, the Christian
In Venice the Capital whose standard is a lion,
Who is now printing Sifra and Sifre
And may my hand not cease from putting forth fruit
Israel was my name and as Cornelio I will be remembered.

 

Translated by

David Werner 
Amram

.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.

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Creator Bio

Cornelio Adelkind

16th Century

Cornelio Adelkind was an Italian printer of German descent. Adelkind worked in Daniel Bomberg’s printing house in Venice and formed a close attachment to the Bomberg family (he named his son Daniel). Adelkind also on occasion worked for other Venetian printers, among them Dei Farri and Giustiniani. While working for Bomberg, he was involved in the printing of numerous books, among them editions of the Bible, prayer books, commentaries, and the Talmud. Adelkind moved to Sabbioneta in 1553, at the invitation of the printer Tobia Foà. There he supervised the printing of the Talmud. However, following the ban on publishing the Talmud, issued in 1553, only a few tractates were printed. Adelkind continued to work for Foà until 1555. Adelkind was also involved in printing Yiddish works, including the translation of the Psalms by Elye Bokher (Elijah ben Asher Levita). Some scholars have suggested that Adelkind converted to Christianity.

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