[Midrashim on the Pentateuch]. Anonymous.

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 208

MIDRASH RABBOTH

[Midrashim on the Pentateuch]. Anonymous.

FIRST EDITION. Title within woodcut architectural border. Printer’s device on title (see: Yaari’s Printer’s Marks no. 16) ff. 200 (of 201), lacking f. 7; ff. 201-208. Title laid down, stained in places, scattered worming on last few leaves, marginalia. Recent morocco-backed boards. Lower cover detatched. Folio Vinograd, Venice 242; Habermann, Adelkind 22; not in Adams

Venice: Justinian-Adelkind 1545

Est: $600 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $1,700

The Midrash Rabboth are the most important of the Agadic collections. Denominated Large (‘Rabba”) on account of its sheer quantity and to distinguish it from smaller collections on the Biblical books. The systemization and organization of this mass of Agadic matter accumulated into this collection lasted several centuries, indeed one of these midrashim was compiled as late as the Twelfth Century. Two simultanious editions appeared in 1545, one printed by the House of Bomberg and one by Cornilius Adelkind for the House of Gustiniani. Regarding the bibliographical and typographical issue-points in these two editions see: A. Marx, Bibliographical Studies and Notes (1977) p.374. The present copy collates as per Habermann.