Auction 8
A Curated Selection of Rare Hebrew Books & Manuscripts
By Royal Auction House
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Sep 4, 2023
Toms River, NJ, United States
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LOT 2:
Sefer Mekor Chochma, Prague 1610. First Edition. With The Haskamah of The Shela and The Levush!
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Sold for: $1,300
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Estimated price :
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Sefer Mekor Chochma, Prague 1610. First Edition. With The Haskamah of The Shela and The Levush!
Sefer Mekor Chochma, Prague 1610. First edition, authored by R. Yissachar Ber of Kremnitz, who was a renowned Kabbalist who lived in Poland during the 17th century.
A very interesting work! Contains passages of the Zohar translated from Aramaic into a clear and concise Hebrew, to make it easy for all to understand. It is arranged according to the relevant to the Parsha of the week, and also includes sections on Chomesh Megillos.
Printed with the approbations of R. Mordechai Yafeh (the Levush), R. Yeshaya Horowitz (the Shela), as well as many other prominent leading Torah scholars.
In good condition. Paper slightly brown as in all Prague imprints from this era. Title page features a beautiful woodcut border depicting various scenes.
40 pp. (mispaginated). A small restoration is seen on header of pp. 1.
Page size: 18.5cm
