Masecheth Kreithoth [laws of Heavenly retribution]. With commentaries by Rashi and Tosaphoth

AUCTION 36 | Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books & Manuscripts

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(TALMUD, BABYLONIAN)

Masecheth Kreithoth [laws of Heavenly retribution]. With commentaries by Rashi and Tosaphoth

FIRST BOMBERG EDITION ff.28. Trimmed and lightly stained, light tear to f.8 tape-repaired. Modern morocco. Folio Vinograd, Venice 58

Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1522

Est: $8,000 - $10,000

PRICE REALIZED $8,000

Rabbinovicz commented on the aesthetic quality of the famed Bomberg Talmud: “The paper is exquisite, the letters black and vibrant, and the margins between [the commentaries of] Rashi and Tosaphoth and the Talmud broad; subsequent editions never matched up to its beauty.” See Ma’amar al hadpasath ha-Talmud, p.41