Isaiah Luzzatto. Reshimat HaMichtavim HaNidpasim - Catalogue des Ouvrages Edites et Inédites de Samuel David Luzzatto.

Auction 96 | Wednesday, February 09th, 2022 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art

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Lot 317
(LUZZATTO, SAMUEL DAVID).

Isaiah Luzzatto. Reshimat HaMichtavim HaNidpasim - Catalogue des Ouvrages Edites et Inédites de Samuel David Luzzatto.

Text in Hebrew, French and Italian. pp. 8. Original printed mauve wrappers. 8vo.=. Friedberg, R-522 (erroneously lists date as 1857).

Padua: F. Sacchetto 1877

Est: $200 - $300
PRICE REALIZED $125
Samuel David Luzzatto (or SHaDaL, 1800-65), one of the last outstanding representatives of the Italian rabbinic tradition, combined deep faith (even going so far as to critique Maimonides for being overly influenced by Greek thought) with modern scholarship. This catalogue, edited by his son Isaiah, includes both a bibliography (interspersed with laconic autobiographical notes) penned by SHaDaL himself, as well as an update of the works published posthumously by the author’s sons.