LOEWE, JUDAH BEN BEZALEL

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

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art

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LOEWE, JUDAH BEN BEZALEL

(MaHaRa’L of Prague). Gevuroth Hashem [commentary to the Hagadah]. ff. 93,(3). [Vinograd, Cracow 77; Mehlman 1197; Adams J-408]. Cracow, Isaac Prostitz,1582. * Chibur Or Chadash [commentary to the Book of Esther]. ff. 60. [Vinograd, Prague 101; Adams J-407]. Prague, Moses ben Bezalel Katz, 1600. * Be’er Ha’Golah [commentary to selected Aggadoth]. ff. 46. [Vinograd, Prague 91; Adams J-410]. Prague, 1598 * Netzach Yisrael [homilies and elucidations on the Final Redemption and Messianic times]. ff.45, (1), 46-63. [Vinograd, Prague 100; Mehlman 1198; Adams J-406]. Prague, Moses ben Bezalel Katz, 1599. Lightly browned, stained in places, few leaves neatly remargined. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum, spine in compartments, extreme outer edges of rear cover worn. Folio

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Est: $2,000 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $19,000

The famous MaHaRa”L of Prague was one of the formost original thinkers and interpreters of the major problems and subjects of Jewish thought. His works have gained a resurgence of popularity in the modern era, under the influence of Rabbis A. Y. Kook, E. E. Dessler and Y. Hutner. This copy belonged to the Beth Hamidrash of R. Lemle Rheinganum of Manheim, founded 1708, following an endowment of 100,000 guilden by Rheinganum. The volume also carries the signature of R. Samuel Zanvel, the son of MaHaRa”N Schiff. The final leaf contains a handwritten index according to the order of the Babylonian Talmud. JIM: Place text below image on it’s own page.