Arba’ah Turim [Rabbinic Code of Law]

AUCTION 74 | Thursday, November 09th, 2017 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Lot 112

JACOB BEN ASHER

Arba’ah Turim [Rabbinic Code of Law]

Fragment of two leaves only (of 408). Two-thirds of second leaf present, both leaves laid to size. Loose in modern folder. Folio.

Constantinople:

Est: $1,000 - $2,000

PRICE REALIZED $2,750

<<THE TUR WAS THE FIRST BOOK TO BE PRINTED IN ANY LANGUAGE IN SOUTH-EAST EUROPE AND THE NEAR EAST. IT WAS THE ONLY HEBREW INCUNABLE TO BE PRINTED IN CONSTANTINOPLE.>>