Lechem Mishnah [commentary and novellae to Mamonides’ Mishnah Torah]
AUCTION 11 |
Tuesday, November 28th,
2000 at 1:00
Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din
Lot 17
BOTON, ABRAHAM BEN MOSES DI
Lechem Mishnah [commentary and novellae to Mamonides’ Mishnah Torah]
Venice: Daniel Zanneti 1604-6
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
PRICE REALIZED $11,000
An Attractive Copy in a Most Distinguished Contemporary Binding, of One of the Most Important Commentaries of Maimonides’ Code.
Born in Salonika in 1545, di Boton began to write his commentary Lechem Mishnah in his youth. In 1575 he obtained a copy of Joseph Karo’s Keseph Mishnah and from then on, included only those comments and analysis that had not already appeared in Karo’s work. See EJ, IV cols.1269-70