Ben Shmuel [sermons].

Auction 95 | Thursday, November 11th, 2021 at 11:00am
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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Lot 233
MEDINA, SHMUEL DE.

Ben Shmuel [sermons].

<<First Edition.>> ff. 125. Dampstained throughout, corners curled. Modern boards. Sm. 4to. Vinograd, Mantua 205.

Mantua: Judah Samuel and Joshua Perugia 1622

Est: $300 - $500
PRICE REALIZED $300
Shmuel de Medina (1506-89), known by the acronym MaHaRaSHDa”M, was one of the outstanding Halachic decisors of the 16th-century. The yeshivah he founded in Salonika (which was supported by the noble Donna Gracia Mendes-Nasi) gave rise to several famous scholars from throughout the Ottoman Empire.