Olath Shabbath [sermons for the Sabbath]

AUCTION 10 | Tuesday, June 27th, 2000 at 1:00

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IBN SHUAIB, JOEL.

Olath Shabbath [sermons for the Sabbath]

First Edition. Title within woodcut architectural arch. ff. (8), 160. Lightly browned, stained in places. Later morocco backed marbled boards. Folio Vinograd, Venice 625; Haberman, di Gara 44; Adams I-18

Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1577

Est: $800 - $1,200

PRICE REALIZED $600

A native of Spain, Ibn Shuaib lived in Saragossa shortly before the expulsion in 1492. His sharp criticism of the Marranos apparently resulted in bringing many of them to return openly to the Jewish faith. His collected sermons reveal both an extensive rabbinic knowledge and broad general culture. His work also gives an interesting description of the organization of sacred societies for communal needs in Saragossa. See EJ, IIX col.1201.