Sepher Ikrim [philosophy]

AUCTION 36 | Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books & Manuscripts

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Lot 2
ALBO, JOSEPH.

Sepher Ikrim [philosophy]

Hebrew and Latin marginalia. ff.171. Previous owner’s marks, some staining. Contemporary vellum, rubbed. 4to Vinograd, Venice 226; Habermann, Adelkind 2; Adams A-559

Venice: Cornelio Adelkind for Giovanni di Farri 1544

Est: $2,000 - $2,500
PRICE REALIZED $2,200
Albo’s Sepher Ikrim presented religious-philosophical problems in a clear form that made them accessible and comprehensible to all. According to Zinberg; “[Sepher Ikrim] is a popular work, permeated with the heartfelt accents of the inspired preacher.” For a brief examination of Albo’s philosophies and the thinkers upon whose ideas he built, see I. Zinberg, A History of Jewish Literature, Vol. III (1974) pp. 233-239