Mesoreth Ha’brith [commentary on more than 600 masoretic readings, listed in alphabetical order]

AUCTION 16 | Tuesday, June 25th, 2002 at 1:00

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

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Lot 30

ANGEL, MEIR BEN ABRAHAM

Mesoreth Ha’brith [commentary on more than 600 masoretic readings, listed in alphabetical order]

FIRST EDITION. Title within decorative typographical border. Printer’s device on verso of title page ff. 134 (of 143). Lacking ff. 135-43. Browned, dampstained in places, marginal repairs to a few leaves affecting a few words. Recent cloth. Sm. 4to Vinograd, Cracow 361

Cracow: Aharon ben Issac saac Prostitz 1619

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $550

Meir ben Abraham Angel was born in Sofia, but emigrated to Safed as a youth. There, he studied under the great Safed kabbalists, including Samuel Uceda and Chaim Vital. Upon his return to his native Sofia he was appointed rabbi and preacher. His Mesoreth Ha’brith proved to be so popular the Author subsequently enlarged the work, publishing Mesoreth Ha’brith HaGadol (Mantua, 1622) - on 1,650 masoretic readings. See EJ, II col.951