(Attributed to). Ma’arecheth Ha’elo-huth [Kabbalah]. With two commentaries, the anonymous “Paz” and Judah Chayyat.

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PERETZ BEN ISAAC HAKOHEN

(Attributed to). Ma’arecheth Ha’elo-huth [Kabbalah]. With two commentaries, the anonymous “Paz” and Judah Chayyat.

Second edition. ff. 4, 208. Trace stained, signature of former owner on title and first leaf “Moshe Laufer,” stamp crudely effaced on f.2, slight marginal paper repair on a few leaves not affecting text, otherwise an attractive copy. Modern blind-tooled calf. 4to. Vinograd, Mantua 52; Adams P-667.

Mantua: Meir ben Ephraim of Padua 1558

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,000

Judah Chayat’s introduction contains a fascinating autobiographical account of the expulsion of Jews from Portugal, describing his own trials and tribulations including capture by pirates. For recent scholarly opinion in regard to authorship, see “On the Problem of Sepher Ma’arecheth Ha’Elo-huth and its Commentaries” in: Gershom Scholem, Studies in Kabbalah I, pp. 171-188. Prof. Ephraim Gottlieb has identified the author of the anonymous commentary as R. Reuben Sarfati. See S. Heller-Wilensky and M. Idel (eds.) Mechkarim Behaguth Yehudith (Jerusalem, 1989), pp. 357-369. Provenance: Sotheby’s, April 20th 1982, lot 242 (Valmadonna copy).