Toldoth Adam VeChavah. Sepher Meisharim [Rabbinic code].
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 91
YERUCHAM BEN MESHULAM OF PROVENCE.
Toldoth Adam VeChavah. Sepher Meisharim [Rabbinic code].
Constantinople: n.p. 1516
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
PRICE REALIZED $10,000
<<AN IMPORTANT EARLY LEGAL CODEX, GREATLY RELIED UPON BY THE BETH YOSEPH.>>
One of the last sages of Provence, Rabbeinu Yerucham (c. 1290-1350) was exiled from France due to the Expulsion of 1306. He eventually settled in Toledo, where he studied under R. Asher ben Yechiel (RO”Sh). In his Code, Rabbeinu Yerucham quotes the opinions of French, Provencal and Spanish authorities, recording the customs of those communities for posterity. The first part of this work, entitled Adam VeChavah, focuses upon life-cycles and ritual law; the second part, entitled Meisharim, deals with civil law. Toldoth Adam VeChavah is itself subdivided: ‘Toldoth Adam’ relates the laws that apply from the time of one’s birth until marriage, while ‘Chavah’ details the laws that apply from the onset of married life until death.
The legal decisions of Rabbeinu Yerucham continue to play a major part in the development of Halachah.