Birchath Avraham [sermons, with commentary to Orach Chaim]
AUCTION 3 |
Tuesday, November 25th,
1997 at 1:00
Fine Hebrew Printed Books Duplicates from the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Lot 216
TREVES, ABRAHAM
Birchath Avraham [sermons, with commentary to Orach Chaim]
Venice: Alvise Bragadin 1552
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,600
Rare work, printed at a time of tension between the House of Bragadini and the rival printing establishment of Giustiniani. The ensuing litigation between the two firms eventually resulted in the tragic Papal Decree of 1553 condemning the Talmud and it’s associated literature to be burned. See H.B. Friedberg, Toldoth Hadefus Ha’ivri Be’Italia (1956) pp. 67-72