SHEM TOV IBN FALAQUERA. Sepher Ha-Mevakesh [A survey of human knowledge in the form of a philosophical dialogue in rhymed verse and prose]

AUCTION 33 | Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Including Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Autograph Letters

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SHEM TOV IBN FALAQUERA. Sepher Ha-Mevakesh [A survey of human knowledge in the form of a philosophical dialogue in rhymed verse and prose]

The approbation contains the names of 52 Rabbinical leaders of Aleppo ff 48 With previous owner’s signature and stamp Dayan Yakov R. Attie. Contemporary boards. 8vo Yaari, Aleppo 3

Aleppo: Eiliahu Chai Sasson 1867

Est: $300 - $500

PRICE REALIZED $250

The Spanish author (c. 1225-1295) was one of the supporters of Maimonides during the anti-Maimonidean controversy. In this work, a young student, (“ha’mevakesh,” the seeker), debates the appropriate approach to intellectual pusuit