Nachlath Avoth [commentary to the Ethics of the Fathers, with text]. With introduction by Maimonides.
AUCTION 74 |
Thursday, November 09th,
2017 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Lot 3
ABRABANEL, DON ISAAC
Nachlath Avoth [commentary to the Ethics of the Fathers, with text]. With introduction by Maimonides.
Venice:
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,700
The commentary Nachlath Avoth is replete with Abrabanel’s quest in determining the tragedies of his time. Abrabanel himself was no stranger to hardship, and had gone into exile at least three times in his life, first fleeing Portugal after being accused of treason, then leaving Spain under the Alhambra Decree and later escaping Naples as it fell to the French. He died in Venice in 1508, 37 years before Nachlath Avoth would be printed there. For a detailed biography of Abrabanel’s experiences and philosophical conclusions regarding the Spanish Expulsion, see B. Netanyahu: Don Isaac Abravanel, Statesman & Philosopher (1968).