Zecher Rav [poetic rendering of the marvels of creation]. With Shoshan Emek translation and commentary by Yerachmiel Falk ben Nathan Cohen.
Auction 95 |
Thursday, November 11th,
2021 at 11:00am
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art
Lot 248
MUSSAPHIA, BINYAMIN.
Zecher Rav [poetic rendering of the marvels of creation]. With Shoshan Emek translation and commentary by Yerachmiel Falk ben Nathan Cohen.
Brunn: Joseph Karl Nuemann 1790
Est: $300 - $500
R. Benjamin Mussaphia (’Dionysius,’ 1608-75) was an Italian physician and Kabbalist who later lived in Denmark. The present work is an intricate poem that allegedly uses every Hebrew root (Shoresh) exactly once.