Brant Shpigel [ethics]. Translated into Yiddish by Pinchas Heilpron.

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ALTSCHUL, MOSES CHANOCH

Brant Shpigel [ethics]. Translated into Yiddish by Pinchas Heilpron.

Text in Yiddish only, printed in Wayber-taytsch type. Title within type-ornament borders. ff. 114. Browned and stained, title silked, marginal repairs slightly affecting few words in places, few leaves closely shaved, previous owner's inscription on verso of title and final leaf. Modern blind-tooled morocco. Sm. 4to Vinograd, Frankfurt a/Main 182

Frankfurt a/Main: Johannes Wust 1703

Est: $600 - $900

The first original comprehensive book of ethics in Yiddish. First printed in Basle in 1602 it was based on Altschul’s Hebrew tract, Ma’areh Hasorefeth (1577). “Brant Shpigel was part of the cycle of Yiddish didactic works appearing in the late 16th and early 17th century addressed primarily to women who could not read Hebrew. Altschul’s volume emphasized women’s duties and ideal moral behavior.” EJ, II col. 783. The work became particularly popular among German Jews, instructing them how to train children, treat servants, etc. All editions are uncommon.