Gershon, Isaac. (Ed). Mashbith Milchamoth

AUCTION 24 | Tuesday, June 29th, 2004 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Art and Holy Land Maps Including Ceremonial Art from the Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg

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Lot 130

(ITALY)

Gershon, Isaac. (Ed). Mashbith Milchamoth

FIRST EDITION. Title within typographical border; tailpieces ff. (2), 3-94. Dampstained and wormed in places. Bottoms of several pages chewed with no loss of text, headpieces of the last two leaves supplied by hand. Modern calf-backed boards. Sm. 4to Vinograd, Venice 1015

Venice: Zanitto Zanetti 1606

Est: $500 - $700

The first of a trilogy of works concerning a celebrated controversy concerning the Mikveh in Rovigo, a Province of Veneto in Northern Italy. The present work presents rulings in favor of the arrangement in Rovigo. See A. Yaari, Mechkarei Sepher (1958) pp.420-29; Carmilly-Weinberger pp.160-1