(MaHaRa’L of Prague). Chibur Nethivoth Olam [ethics]
AUCTION 58 |
Thursday, May 02nd,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters
Lot 221
LOEWE, JUDAH BEN BEZALEL.
(MaHaRa’L of Prague). Chibur Nethivoth Olam [ethics]
Prague: Gershom ben Bezalel Katz 1595-96
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
PRICE REALIZED $15,000
The most concentrated treatment of the MaHaRa”L’s comments on matters of ethical interest. There is a catchword at the bottom of these columns (ff. 32a and 79b- 80a) which does not appear on the next page. <<The author(?) has supplied the missing text in his handwriting.>> No manuscripts in the hand of the MaHaRa”L are anywhere extant.