GALLICO, SAMUEL. Assis Rimonim ["Juice of the Pomegranates"; abridgment of R. Moses Cordovero's Pardess Rimonim]

AUCTION 53 | Thursday, December 08th, 2011 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

Back to Catalogue Download Catalogue

<Previous Lot

/350

Next Lot>

Lot 166

(KABBALAH)

GALLICO, SAMUEL. Assis Rimonim ["Juice of the Pomegranates"; abridgment of R. Moses Cordovero's Pardess Rimonim]

FIRST EDITION. Numerous text illustrations including Kabbalistic diagrams of the Ten Sephiroth, such as the famed concentric configuration on f.15v and the Ilan or Kabbalistic Tree on f. 23r. The Leon Roth copy with his signature in Hebrew on front flyleaf. ff. 86. Title with marginal paper repair, f. 85 repaired affecting a few words of text, light staining in places. Moden half-calf over marbled boards, gently rubbed at corners. Sm. 4to Vinograd, Venice 935

Venice: Daniel Zanetti 1601

Est: $600 - $900

PRICE REALIZED $550

One of two abridgments of Cordovero's magnum opus, the other being Pelach HaRimon by R. Menachem Azariah of Fano (Venice, 1600). See J. Ben-Shlomo, "Moses Cordovero" in: G. Scholem, Kabbalah (1974) p. 404.