Bidspirit auction | Maven Chidos. Mesorah. First Edition.

Maven Chidos. Mesorah. First Edition. Amsterdam 1765. Rare! - Rare sefer on the Mesorah by R. Yosef Meshau of The Hague. Includes important approbations from leading Torah leaders of the era. Although a Sefer Torah may only contain the Hebrew consonantal text, the Masoretic codices however, provide extensive additional material, called “Mesorah”, to indicate correct pronunciation and cantillation, protect against scribal errors and annotate possible variants. The understanding of the Mesorah is crucial to accurate interpretation of the Torah, although the subject is mastered by only a select few. The author R. Yosef Meshau was an acclaimed expert in this topic. Vinograd Amsterdam 1866. Leib Zusmansh press. 11, 93 pages. 20 cm. Overall fine-very fine condition. Some repairs to the title page. Closely shaved, slightly affecting a few headers. Antique binding. Opening bid $100