Peirush al ha’Torah al Derach Ha’emeth-Sepher Recanati [commentary on the Pentateuch]

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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RECANATI, MENACHEM.

Peirush al ha’Torah al Derach Ha’emeth-Sepher Recanati [commentary on the Pentateuch]

FIRST EDITION. ff. 154 (of 156), lacking ff. 105 and final blank. Title page neatly remargined, last two leaves neatly rehinged, dampstained in places, previous owners inscriptions on title, signed by censors on verso and recto of final leaf. Recent boards, gently rubbed at corners, lacking upper portion of spine. 4to Vinograd, Venice 85; Habermann, Bomberg 84; Mehlman 1113; Adams M- 1243

Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1523

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $2,400

The foremost Italian Kabbalist and Halachic authorities of the13th century. This commentary to the Pentateuch is permeated with the spirit of the he early kabbalists new conceptions. It was the first to quote the Zohar and the Bahir, from which a large number of citations together with their interpretations are provided. As such, this commentary is the first of its kind. For a full appreciation of the importance of the author, see M. Idel, R. Menachem Recanati, Hamekubal (1998) pp. 79-80 quoting Prof. Y. Ta-Shema concerning otherwise unknown scholars cited by Recanati.