Mizmor LeThodah [commentary to selected Psalms, with vocalized text].

Auction 94 | Thursday, June 17th, 2021 at 11:00am

Rare & Excellent Hebrew Printed Books: From the Library of Arthur A. Marx

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ARIPOL, SHMUEL.

Mizmor LeThodah [commentary to selected Psalms, with vocalized text].

<<FIRST EDITION.>> Title within wreathed columns. Opening letters within decorative woodcut vignettes. ff. 184. Dampstained in places, last few leaves soiled and wormed, previous owner’s marks. Recent roan-backed boards, gently rubbed at extremities. 4to. Vinograd, Venice 614.

Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1576

Est: $1,200 - $1,500

R. Shmuel Aripol composed this work upon recovering from illness in 1571. He explains the esoteric verses of selected Tehillim using a wide range of interpretive methods, ranging from Peshat to Kabbalah.