Eisheth Chayil [on the virtues of a wife and her duties toward her husband; portion of Book of Proverbs].

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

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JAGEL, ABRAHAM BEN HANANIAH DEI GALICCHI.

Eisheth Chayil [on the virtues of a wife and her duties toward her husband; portion of Book of Proverbs].

<<FIRST EDITION.>> Title within typographical border. <<* Tipped in>> at end: Eleven-page manuscript of Megilath Antiochus. ff. 24. Lightly stained. Modern calf. 8vo. Vinograd, Venice 1002.

Venice: Daniel Zanetti 1606

Est: $2,000 - $2,500

Commentary to the celebrated song of praise to the “Virtuous Woman” and on the obligations that devolve upon a woman in upholding her household and her relations with her husband.