Miphaloth Elo-him [“The Deeds of God” on the question of creation ex nihilo, miracles and prophecy]

AUCTION 23 | Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 at 1:00

Hebrew Printed Books & Manuscripts from The Rare Book Room of the Jews College Library, London The Third Portion

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ABRABANEL, DON ISAAC.

Miphaloth Elo-him [“The Deeds of God” on the question of creation ex nihilo, miracles and prophecy]

FIRST EDITION. Opening blank with notes in English summarizing the work’s significance. ff. 94 (of 96, lacking ff. 94-5). Title repaired. Stained and wormed. Vellum, pine cracked. 8vo Vinograd, Venice 771; Habermann, di Gara 137; Adams A-52

Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1592

Est: $200 - $300

PRICE REALIZED $500

In this treatise, Don Isaac Abrabanel (1437-1508), former financial minister to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel of Spain, Bible exegete and philosopher, takes up the cudgels with Aristotle’s theory of the eternity of the world, mustering logical proofs to demonstrate that the world was created in actual time.