Yosef Da’ath

AUCTION 5 |
Tuesday, June 23rd,
1998 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art
Lot 176
JOSEPH BEN ISSACHAR.
Yosef Da’ath
Prague: Gershom ben Bezalel Katz 1609
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
PRICE REALIZED $3,750
Important super-commentary to Rashi’s commentary to the Pentateuch, correcting mistakes in the text and giving illustrations for understanding it. Apparently, the author used a manuscript of Rashi’s commentary dating from the year 1300. See also E. & G. Wajntraub, Hebrew Maps of the Holy Land (1992) pp.42-3