Asarah Ma’amaroth [Kabbalah]. With commentary Yoel Moshe by Moshe ben Solomon Halevi of Frankfurt.

Auction 95 | Thursday, November 11th, 2021 at 11:00am

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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FANO, MENACHEM AZARIAH DA.

Asarah Ma’amaroth [Kabbalah]. With commentary Yoel Moshe by Moshe ben Solomon Halevi of Frankfurt.

<<FIRST EDITION>> of commentary. ff. 158. Browned and lightly stained, final leaf trace wormed, title repaired, previous owner’s marks. Handsome modern gilt-ruled crushed morocco. 4to. Vinograd, Amsterdam 160.

Amsterdam: Judah ben Mordechai 1649

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $650

The author (1548-1620) scion of a well-to-do banking family in Bologna, Italy, was initially a follower of the Cordoverian system of Kabbalah but afterward, under the influence of the elusive R. Yisrael Sarug, switched his allegiance to the Lurianic school. The propagation of Kabbalah emanating from Safed into Europe was largely due to R. Menachem’s prolific efforts.