(Ra”N). Shailoth Uteshuvoth [responsa]
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 118
GERONDI, NISSIM.
(Ra”N). Shailoth Uteshuvoth [responsa]
Cremona: Vicenzo Conti 1557
Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $800
Only seventy-seven responsa from this great commentator to Alfasi’s Code are extant, and, as most compedia of reponsa, they reflect the Jewish life of the period, in this case, the economic difficulties of the Jewish Community of Barcelona during the second half of the 14th-century