Piskei Halachoth [Rabbinic law]

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RECANATI, MENACHEM.

Piskei Halachoth [Rabbinic law]

First Edition. First word within floriated surround. ff. (12), 62. Previous owner's signature on title-page in an Italian hand, slight staining in places. Later boards. Sm. 4to Vinograd, Bologna 12; Mehlman 787

Bologna: The (Silk) Partners 1538

Est: $1,500 - $2,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,800

First edition of the Piskei Halachoth. Later editions have been heavily censored, indeed lacking entire chapters. The majority of the censored material pertains to Gentiles, or to Jews who have converted to Christianity. See Y.Lipschitz, Piskei Hilchot Recanti in: Moriah,Vol. VIII nos. 6-7 (1979) pp. 2-9. The author was one of the foremost Italian Kabbalists and Halachic authorities of the 13th-century. For a full appreciation of his importance, see M. Idel, R. Menahem Recanati, Hamekubal (1998).