Mischnah. Oder der Text des Talmuds.
AUCTION 58 |
Thursday, May 02nd,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters
Lot 242
(MISHNAH).
Mischnah. Oder der Text des Talmuds.
Onolzbach (i.e. Ansbach): 1760-63
Est: $500 - $700
This feat of scholarship was much admired by Moses Mendelssohn, who, upon publication of the first volume, did not hesitate to write a review praising Rabe’s accomplishments. Rabe included the entire review, complete with Mendelssohn’s notes, in the foreword to Part II. IN turn Rabe felt moved to bestow upon Mendelssohn the celebrated compliment previously reserved for Moses Maimonides: “From Moses to Moses there was none like Moses” (“Von Mose bis auf Mose sene nicht gewesen wie dieser Mose”) (foreword, p. 2). See A. Altmann, Moses Mendelssohn (1973) pp.196-97, 21.