(Ed.) Mehararei Nemeirim.
AUCTION 48 |
Thursday, May 27th,
2010 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art Featuring an Exceptional Collection of American Judaica
Lot 3
AKRA, ABRAHAM
(Ed.) Mehararei Nemeirim.
Venice: Daniel Zanetti 1599
Est: $400 - $600
PRICE REALIZED $500
A collection of invaluable “Kelalei HaGemara” or principles of Talmudic methodology. These essays were penned by R. Emanuel Sephardi and by the distinguished Egyptian halachist R. David ibn Zimra. Specialized studies on the hermeneutic principle of “kal vechomer” (a fortiori) were drawn from the writings of R. Samuel Al-Valensi and R. ibn Musa. In his introduction the printer bemoans his inability to provide page numbers for Talmudic citations, due to the scarcity of copies of the Talmud in Italy following its confiscation and destruction by the Church.