(PERSIA).
AUCTION 44 |
Thursday, June 25th,
2009 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 307
(PERSIA).
19th-century
Est: $500 - $700
Jacob ben Paltiel is most renowned for his translation of Pirkei Avoth (Ethics of the Fathers). See JE, Vol.VII, p. 319 (par. vi). Concerning Judeo-Persian Literature see JE, Vol. VII, pp. 317-324; EJ, Vol. X, cols. 432-439; JQR, Vol. X (1898), pp. 584-601