Torah Ohr

AUCTION 47 |
Thursday, December 10th,
2009 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 280
YACHYA, JOSEPH BEN DAVID, IBN.
Torah Ohr
Bologna: The Company of Silk-Weavers 1538
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
PRICE REALIZED $2,200
"Ish-Ger" Copy.
Divided into 78 chapters, Torah Ohr deals with topics such as Heaven and Hell based upon the agadic sayings of the Talmud. The introduction contains interesting biographical information concerning the flight of the well-to-do Don Yachya family from Lisbon, Portugal via Castille, to Pisa, Tuscany in 1496