Tehilah LeDavid [philosophy]

AUCTION 60 | Thursday, November 14th, 2013 at 1:00

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Lot 205

LEON, MESSER DAVID BEN JUDAH.

Tehilah LeDavid [philosophy]

<<FIRST EDITION. >> ff. 108. Some staining and worming. Modern calf. 4to. Vinograd, Const. 269; Yaari, Const. 194; Mehlman 1194.

Constantinople: Joseph Javetz 1576

Est: $1,200 - $1,800

PRICE REALIZED $950

David Messer Leon (c. 1470-1526), ordained rabbi aged eighteen, devoted Kabbalist, as well as admirer of Maimonides, boasted a comprehensive knowledge of general culture, particularly philosophy, as well as an affection for poetry and music. Tehilah LeDavid, which was published by the author’s grandson, comprises three parts: The first deals with the prominence of the Law; the second with the elements of faith - which the author regards as superior to speculative reasoning; while the third focuses upon the principles of the Divine Attributes, Providence and Free Will. See EJ, Vol.11, cols. 27-28.