RaMBa”M). Mishnah Torah [Rabbinic code]. Second Volume Only

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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RaMBa”M). Mishnah Torah [Rabbinic code]. Second Volume Only

Title within elborately garlanded and floriated woodcut architectural arch.Title letters within decorative woodcut vignettes. Printer's device on verso of final leaf (c.f.Yaari no. 17) ff. 376. Censored with censors' signatures on final leaf. Contemporary vellum boards recently rebacked. Folio Vinograd, Venice 409; Habermann, Adelkind 60; Adams M-168

Venice: Cornelio Adelkind for Marco Antonio Giustiniani 1550

Est: $5,000 - $7,000

PRICE REALIZED $3,000

A Quite Breath-taking,Wide-Margined Copy, In Magnificent Condition One of two rival editions published the same year. Jealousy between the Houses of Bragadin and Giustinian ultimately resulted in the future of Hebrew printing in Italy laid before apostate Jews in Rome keen to use their newly born Christian zeal in the work of denunciation. Before long, Hebrew books were consumed to flames at burnings held in market-places throughout Italy. For details of this tragedy see Amram, The Makers of Hebrew Books in Italy, pp.255- 64