Hebrew. LATER PROPHETS). With the commentary of DAVID BEN JOSEPH KIMCHI.

AUCTION 18 | Tuesday, December 17th, 2002 at 1:00

Magnificent Hebrew Manuscripts, Incunabula and Other Valuable Hebrew Printed Books Sold By Order of The Trustees of Jews' College, London.

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Lot 5

(BIBLE,

Hebrew. LATER PROPHETS). With the commentary of DAVID BEN JOSEPH KIMCHI.

Title within four piece white-on-black woodcut border of Renaissance ornament. Letters of initial words within white-on-black decorative vignettes. ff. (241 of 244), lacking ff. 203, 205 and final blank. Few light stains in places, scattered worming on last few leaves, first and last few leaves detached, scattered early-hand marginal notations in Latin and Hebrew, previous owners inscription on recto of final leaf. Generally, a clean copy with fine, wide margins. Later roan-backed mottled calf, spine in compartments, gently rubbed at extremities. Sm. Folio Vinograd, Pesaro 11; Adams B-1280

Pesaro: Sons of Gershom Soncino 1515-16

Est: $12,000 - $18,000

PRICE REALIZED $25,000

No doubt the leading exegete of the prodigious Kimchis, David wrote on all the Prophetic Books as well as Psalms, Chronicles and Genesis. His method follows that of the Peshat, yet often utilizes Derash, employing aggadic interpretations. As an adherent of Maimonides’ philosophical views, David Kimchi introduces Maimonidian ideas into his commentaries although also expoundingcertain events as “visions.” Notably, in his commentary upon the Prophet Ezekiel’s vision of the Divine Chariot (Ezekiel, Chap. I), Kimchi presents a lengthy philosophical exposition concerning the Theophany. (See: M. Waxman, Vol. I, pp. 199-200; D. Amram, the Makers of Hebrew Books in Italy (1909) pp. 60-61. PROVENANCE: 1. The Augustinian Abbey of Santa Cruz de Coimbra, Portugal, with early ownership inscription on recto of final leaf. 2. The Rev. Aaron Levy Green (1821-1883), Honorary Secretary of Jews’ College, with his stamp on several leaves.