Talmudic Novellae By Rabbis of Prague. Arranged according to the Festivals. Includes Teachings of R. Yehudah Loewy (Mahara’l), R. Avraham Broda, R. Yonassan Eybeschuetz and others.
Auction 98 |
Thursday, June 16th,
2022 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Autograph Letters
Lot 26
(PRAGUE).
Talmudic Novellae By Rabbis of Prague. Arranged according to the Festivals. Includes Teachings of R. Yehudah Loewy (Mahara’l), R. Avraham Broda, R. Yonassan Eybeschuetz and others.
Prague: c. 1780
Est: $600 - $900
PRICE REALIZED $2,200
Despite the advent of printing three hundred years prior, its prohibitive cost in time and money meant that many scholars maintained the traditional form of recording lectures and lessons - by hand. These notes would be shared between a handful of elite students, or kept in the possession of a communal leader.