Neveh Shalom [philosophy].

Auction 85 | Thursday, November 07th, 2019 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 181
SHALOM, ABRAHAM BEN ISAAC

Neveh Shalom [philosophy].

Second edition. Title set in architectural arch. Signed by censor at end. ff.(4), 213, (15). Slightly damp-wrinkled, few stains. Modern vellum-backed marbled boards. 4to. Vinograd, Venice 607.

Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1575

Est: $300 - $500
PRICE REALIZED $300
A series of homilies on various Aggadic passages from the Talmud, interwoven with a philosophical discussion meant to serve as a defense of Maimonides’ reconciliation of Greek philosophy and Jewish thought. The author clearly had a thorough command of the fields of knowledge of his time, as this work is rich in quotations from Greek and Arabic philosophical literature. See EJ, XIV, cols. 1270-1.