Auction 95
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art
By Kestenbaum & Company
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Nov 11, 2021
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הטקסט בעברית מהווה 'ראשי פרקים' בלבד. לכן, מומלץ מאוד לקרוא את הקטלוג באנגלית.
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LOT 179:
ISSERLES, MOSHE <<(ReM"A).>> Mechir Yayin [homiletical and philosophical commentary to the Book of ...
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ISSERLES, MOSHE <<(ReM"A).>> Mechir Yayin [homiletical and philosophical commentary to the Book of Esther].
FIRST EDITION. ff. 24. Closely shaved affecting headnotes, few marginal repairs, title laid down. Modern morocco. Sm. 4to. Vinograd, Cremona 27. Cremona, Vicenzo Conti, 1559
The ReM"A wrote Mechir Yayin in 1566 in the town of Shidlov (Szydlowiec) where he had fled in order to escape the plague ('ipush ha'avir) that was ravaging Cracow. He states that his living conditions were deplorable (providing numerous examples) and, "in order to chase away my state of depression... I decided to write this commentary, for the words of Torah makes the heart rejoice". The work demonstrates the author's mastery in the exposition of Tanach and the depth of his understanding of Kabbalah and Maimonidean philosophy.
