The first book written about cantillation notes and Hebrew accents. Deaccen, De Accentibus Et Orthographia, Linguae Hebraicae [ Deaccen, On the Accents and Orthography of the Hebrew Language ] – the first book on cantillation and Hebrew accents. Hagenau, 1518. With sketches of the cantillation scales by Johannes Reuchlin. First print. Beautiful copy. [6] LXXXIII 4; 25 cm. Latin and Hebrew. Several handwritten corrections. Illustrated title page and final leaf. Nine leaves at the end of the book with sketches of the scales. Letters mainly in red ink on three pages. Beautiful copy. Magnificent marbleized binding, leather spines. Especially wide and beautiful margins. High-quality paper, minimal stains. Excellent condition.