Hilchoth HaRe’i’ah [laws of Kashruth processing especially pertaining to checking the lung].

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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Lot 341

MEIR LE’BEITH MEIR.

Hilchoth HaRe’i’ah [laws of Kashruth processing especially pertaining to checking the lung].

<<FIRST EDITION.>> Title within architectural arch. Wide-margined copy. Scattered marginalia in an early Sephardic hand, final leaf with Italian inscription. ff. (8). Vellum-backed marbled boards. 12mo. Vinograd Ferrara 8.

Ferrara: Samuel Gallus (Zarfati) 1552

Est: $5,000 - $7,000

PRICE REALIZED $5,000

The final leaves contain a poem praising the Shechitah customs of”the great city” of Salonika, as well as poetry in praise of the author and his work. Salonika was known for its leniency regarding Sirchot, growths on the lung, which many other Mediterranean communities forbade.