Pirke Avot / Livro de moral cudia [“Book of Jewish Morals”: Ethics of the Fathers]. Translation and commentary by Nisim Behar

AUCTION 37 | Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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(ETHICS OF THE FATHERS)

Pirke Avot / Livro de moral cudia [“Book of Jewish Morals”: Ethics of the Fathers]. Translation and commentary by Nisim Behar

Hebrew with nikud (vowel points) and Judeo-Espanol (Ladino) translation face `a face. Judeo-Espanol in Latin characters pp. 71. Original printed wrappers, light wear. 4to

(Istanbul): Güler Basimevi 1954

Est: $150 - $200

For centuries, Judeo-Espanol or Ladino was conveyed in Hebrew characters. Paralleling Ataturk’s conversion of Turkish from Arabic (Osmanli) to Latin characters in the 1920s, Turkish Jews began to publish Judeo-Espanol in Latin characters. See EJ, Vol. XV, col. 1461