Olath Yitzchak [Jewish Laws in the interrogatory ‘heichi timtza’ style].
AUCTION 80 |
Thursday, March 28th,
2019 at 1:00 PM
The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 54
ISAAC BEN JOSHUA
Olath Yitzchak [Jewish Laws in the interrogatory ‘heichi timtza’ style].
Prague: n.p. 1606
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $1,700
An unusual, novel collection of 843 riddles and problems covering all facets of Jewish law. The style of riddle is often cryptic and requires lateral thinking. Riddle no. 732, based on Ba’al Hatrumoth, asks: “If one has witnesses as to his actions, he loses - without witnesses, he wins.” Riddle no. 832, based on Reishith Chochmah, asks: “When should a scholar not be “tocho ke’baro” - his inside should not be as his outer appearance (two-faced).” Arranged in order of Talmudic Tractates and later Codifiers, with an index of some one hundred subjects.