(Gaon of Pumbeditha). Mishpatei Shevuoth [“A Treatise on Oaths”]

AUCTION 14 | Tuesday, November 13th, 2001 at 1:00

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

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Lot 205

HAI BEN SHERIRA

(Gaon of Pumbeditha). Mishpatei Shevuoth [“A Treatise on Oaths”]

FIRST EDITION. Title within decorative woodcut cartouche ff. 55. Dampstained in places, trace marginal foxing on a few leaves, previous owner’s signature on title. Recent gilt-tooled crimson morocco boards. Sm. 4to Vinograd, Venice 951

Venice: Daniel Zanetti 1602

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $650

Hai Gaon was the last of the great Geonim of Mesopotamia. Only fragments of the Arabic original of this work are extant. This Hebrew rendering was compiled by an unknown translator. Hai Gaon was opposed to the absolute annulment of vows on the eve of the Day of Atonement and his formulation of the Kol Nidrei prayer reads; “Of all vows…which we have vowed… and have omitted to fulfill either through neglect or under constraint, we pray that the Lord of heaven may absolve and pardon us.”