Bidspirit auction | Neveh Shalom. Venice 1575.


Neveh Shalom. Venice 1575. - Fascinating sefer with a series of homilies on Agaddic passages in the Talmud, interwoven with a discussion which serves as a defense of the RaMBaM’s reconciliation of Greek philosophy and Jewish thought. The author R. Sholom Avraham of Constantinople (died 1492), had a thorough command of many areas of learning of his period and this work is rich in references to Greek and Arabic philosophical literature. Vinograd Venice 607. Di Gora press. [4], 213, [15] pages. 20 cm. Overall fine condition. Some professional restorations, at times affecting some text. Modern binding with leather spine. Opening bid $300