Shivchei Yerushalayim [an anthology of works (including R. Chaim Vital and R. Isaac Luria) on the Holy Sites]. Edited by Yaakov b. Moshe Chaim Baruch.
Auction 95 |
Thursday, November 11th,
2021 at 11:00am
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art
Lot 178
(ISRAEL, LAND OF).
Shivchei Yerushalayim [an anthology of works (including R. Chaim Vital and R. Isaac Luria) on the Holy Sites]. Edited by Yaakov b. Moshe Chaim Baruch.
Livorno: A. Castillo and E. Saadon 1785
Est: $600 - $900
PRICE REALIZED $1,100
This work became extremely popular due to its detailed, lively descriptions of various places and sites throughout Eretz Israel (including customs of both Jews and Arabs). It includes an anonymous 16th-century travelogue of Eretz Israel, information pertaining to the whereabouts of the Ten Tribes, identifies the graves of various Sages, excerpts from the travels of Benjamin of Tudela, meditative prayers, etc.