Auction 83
PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, HOLY LAND MAPS, CEREMONIAL OBJECTS, FINE & GRAPHIC ART
Jun 20, 2019
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LOT 29:
ACHAI GAON.
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ACHAI GAON.
She’iltoth [homilies on Jewish law and ethics]
FIRST EDITION. With rare 4-leaf indices. Title within architectural arch. Initial words of the five divisions of the Chumash richly historiated.
ff. 58, (4). Lightly foxed and stained in places, title remargined, previous owner’s marks. Recent boards. Sm. folio. Vinograd, Venice 294.
Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1546
The first work attributed to an author subsequent to the close of the Talmudic era. Written for the thoughtful layman, this is a collection of homilies based upon the order of the weekly reading of the Torah and focusing upon moral duties and ethical law.
The first work attributed to an author subsequent to the close of the Talmudic era. Written for the thoughtful layman, this is a collection of homilies based upon the order of the weekly reading of the Torah and focusing upon moral duties and ethical law.
