Chovoth HaLevavoth. Translated by Judah ibn Tibbon.

AUCTION 75 |
Thursday, March 08th,
2018 at 1:00 PM
Auction of Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Antiquities, Ceremonial Objects & Graphic Art
Lot 118
BACHIAH BEN JOSEPH IBN PAQUDA.
Chovoth HaLevavoth. Translated by Judah ibn Tibbon.
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Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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An attractive copy of this classic work, with new corrections plus seven leaves of indices to Bible and Talmudim.
Throughout the ages, Chovoth HaLevavoth enjoyed wide popularity in a variety of circles, although in later centuries Eastern European Jews would shy away from the introductory Sha’ar HaYichud, which is of a decidedly philosophical nature, and focus instead on the remainder of the work, with its ethical guidance. One of the “Tikunim” proposed by R. Ezekiel Landau, to a man who wished to rectify acts of promiscuity, was to study in-depth the Chovoth HaLevavoth. See his responsum in Noda BeYehuda Part 1, no. 35.