Joseph Shalit Richietti. Igereth Mesapereth Yechasuta Detzadikei [guide to the tombs of Sages and the Holy Places in the Land of Israel].
AUCTION 54 |
Wednesday, March 21st,
2012 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 159
(ISRAEL, LAND OF).
Joseph Shalit Richietti. Igereth Mesapereth Yechasuta Detzadikei [guide to the tombs of Sages and the Holy Places in the Land of Israel].
Mantua: n.p. 1676
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
PRICE REALIZED $1,200
The author served as an emissary from Safed to Italy during the years 1674-76. In his introduction here, he declares that all proceeds from the sale of his work will be utilized solely for the support of impoverished students residing in Jerusalem. The work itself records only those Holy Sites that the author personally visited and so did not rely upon hearsay. Thus he notes, his, is a far more reliable text than previous such works. See A. Yaari, Sheluchei Eretz Yisrael, pp. 84, 414.