Kaphtor VeFerach [novellae to the legends of the Talmud].
Auction 95 |
Thursday, November 11th,
2021 at 11:00am
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art
Lot 232
LUZZATTO, YA’AKOV.
Kaphtor VeFerach [novellae to the legends of the Talmud].
Amsterdam: Asher Anschel ben Eliezer 1709
Est: $300 - $400
The chief goal of this work is to defend Aggadic passages from the threat of censorship, by explaining them in a way that was palatable to the Christian censors.
Safed-born Jacob Luzzatto (16th century) settled in Basle, moving onto Posen and then Cracow, all the while, he worked at a number of Hebrew printing establishments.