Megaleh Sod [super-commentary to Abraham ibn Ezra’s commentary to Five Scrolls]. With Ma’amar HaMada [introduction to the sciences and religious philosophy]
AUCTION 49 |
Wednesday, October 27th,
2010 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters and Graphic Art
Lot 140
GUMPERTZ, AARON
Megaleh Sod [super-commentary to Abraham ibn Ezra’s commentary to Five Scrolls]. With Ma’amar HaMada [introduction to the sciences and religious philosophy]
Hamburg: 1765
Est: $200 - $300
PRICE REALIZED $300
The Author, Aaron Gumpertz (1723-69) was the scion of one of the wealthiest Jewish families in all Germany. A devoted scholar, he was an early proponent of the Haskallah Movement. See A. Altmann, Moses Mendelssohn: A Biographical Study (1973) p. 24-25 and Sh. Feiner, The Jewish Enlightenment (2004) pp.42-43