Mesoreth Habrith Hagadol
AUCTION 50 |
Thursday, February 24th,
2011 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art Including: The Alfonso Cassuto Collection of Iberian Art
Lot 25
ANGEL, MEIR BEN ABRAHAM
Mesoreth Habrith Hagadol
Mantua: Judah Samuel of Perugia 1622
Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $500
Meir ben Abraham Angel was born in Bulgaria, but emigrated to Safed as a youth. There he studied under the great kabbalists, including Samuel Uceda and Chaim Vital. Upon his return to his native Sofia, he was appointed rabbi of the city. The present work, a commentary to 1650 Masoretic readings, is an expansion of his earlier Mesoreth Ha’Brith (Cracow, 1619) which was received to great acclaim. See EJ, Vol. II col. 951