Neveh Shalom [philosophy]

AUCTION 31 | Tuesday, December 13th, 2005 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew and Other Printed Books

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SHALOM, ABRAHAM BEN ISAAC.

Neveh Shalom [philosophy]

Second edition. Title within garlanded architectural arch. Previous owner’s signature David ben Yitzchak Bacharach on verso of title and final leaf ff. (4), 213, (15). Lower corner of title repared. Recent boards. 4to Vinograd, Venice 607; Habermann, di Gara 37; not in Adams

Venice: Giovanni di Gara 1575

Est: $300 - $500

PRICE REALIZED $300

A series of homilies on various aggadic passages from the Talmud, interwoven with a philosophical discussion meant to serve as a defense of Maimonides’ reconciliation of Greek philosophy and Jewish thought. The author had a thorough command of the fields of knowledge of his time, this work is rich in quotations from Greek and Arabic philosophical literature. See EJ, XIV, cols. 1270-1