<<(RaDBa’Z).>> Magen David [Kabbalistic commentary to the Hebrew alphabet].
Auction 96 |
Wednesday, February 09th,
2022 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art
Lot 277
IBN ABI ZIMRA, DAVID BEN SOLOMON
<<(RaDBa’Z).>> Magen David [Kabbalistic commentary to the Hebrew alphabet].
Amsterdam: Asher Anschel and Partners 1713
Est: $200 - $300
PRICE REALIZED $125
Published from a manuscript owned by Chief Rabbi David Oppenheim of Prague.
Born in Spain in 1479, the RaDBa”Z left before the Expulsion and settled for a while in Fez, from where he migrated to Egypt. He became the official head of Egyptian Jewry, serving as Dayan and principal of the Yeshivah in Cairo. After reaching old age he journeyed to Jerusalem where he died at the age of one hundred and ten.