Olath Shabbath [sermons for the Sabbath]

AUCTION 17 | Tuesday, November 12th, 2002 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic and Ceremonial Art From Various Owners

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IBN SHUAIB, JOEL.

Olath Shabbath [sermons for the Sabbath]

First Edition. Title within woodcut architectural arch ff. (8), 160. Lightly browned, stained in places. Generally a clean copy. Later blind-tooled vellum. Folio Vinograd, Venice 625; Haberman, di Gara 44; Adams I-18

Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1577

Est: $300 - $500

PRICE REALIZED $750

A native of Spain, Ibn Shuaib lived in Saragossa shortly before the expulsion in 1492. Ibn Shuaib’s collected sermons reveal both an extensive knowledge of both rabbinic as well as a broader general culture. The present work also provides an interesting description of the organization of sacred societies for communal needs in Saragossa. See EJ, IIX col.1201