Sepher Agur [laws and precepts]
AUCTION 46 |
Thursday, September 10th,
2009 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Graphic Art
Lot 204
LANDAU, JACOB.
Sepher Agur [laws and precepts]
Rimini: Gershom Soncino (1525-26)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
The last rabbinic code written by a German scholar before the Shulchan Aruch was compiled, the Sepher Agur follows the order of the Tur and contains fourteen hundred and thirty nine sections, primarily focusing upon ritual, the laws of the Sabbath and Festivals. R. Jacob Landau’s purpose was to add the decisions of the later German scholars, such as Jacob Moelin and Israel Isserlein, which were omitted by Jacob ben Asher's Tur. This copy contains the rare final four leaves of riddles (Sepher Chazon) following the index.