Abraham Kohen (Alfonzo Nunez) de Herrera. Beth Elo-him [Kabbalistic discourses].
AUCTION 72 |
Thursday, March 16th,
2017 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Holy Land Maps & Fine Art
Lot 156
(KABBALAH).
Abraham Kohen (Alfonzo Nunez) de Herrera. Beth Elo-him [Kabbalistic discourses].
Amsterdam: Immanuel Benveniste 1655
Est: $300 - $500
Descended from a noble Marrano family, the author (c. 1570–c. 1635) studied Kabbalah under the guidance of R. Yisrael Sarug, one of the major disciples of Isaac Luria, and was the first to undertake a systematic philosophical interpretation of Kabbalistic thought, originally writing in Spanish. De Herrera was held in high esteem by Menasseh ben Israel, indeed he provided an approbation to Menasseh’s ‘Conciliador’ in 1632.