GALLICO, ELISHA

AUCTION 12 | Tuesday, March 13th, 2001 at 1:00

Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din

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Lot 121

GALLICO, ELISHA

Perush Shir Ha’Shirim [Commentary to the Song of Songs, with text]. ff. 64. [Vinograd, Venice 715; Habermann, di Gara 96; Adams]. 1587. * Biur Sepher Koheleth [commentary to Book of Ecclesiastes]. ff. 3,(9), 143, (1). [Vinograd, Venice 627; Habermann, di Gara 45; Adams G-152].1578. Lightly stained in places, marginal paper repairs to last two leaves of second work. Recent cloth borads. 4to

Venice: Giovanni di Gara v.d

Est: $700 - $1,000

PRICE REALIZED $850

The author was a 16th-century member of an ancient Italian family of French origin. A contemporary Family member posessed the famed Golden Hagadah on which the Gallico Family crest was painted in 1603. Elisha was a disciple of Joseph Karo. Elisha’ s principle pupil was Samuel di Uceda. In accordance with his teacher’s instructions before his death, Gallico issued a ban against Azariah de Rossi’s controversial Me’or Einayim (see Lot 103)