Sepher Mitzvoth Gadol (SeMa”G) [“The Great Book of Commandments”: Enumeration of the 613 precepts]

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

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

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Sepher Mitzvoth Gadol (SeMa”G) [“The Great Book of Commandments”: Enumeration of the 613 precepts]

<<UNIQUE, DELUXE COPY, ENTIRELY PRINTED ON BLUE PAPER.>> Title within architectural arch. Additional divisional title. First word of Introduction (also of text on ff. 92r and 251r) within woodcut design. Letters of opening word (on f.7v) within white-on-black decorative vignette. At end of first part signatures including David ibn Hamu. ff. 250, (2), 251-316. Wormed, loss of text, extensively restored, opening and closing leaves with large portions provided in facsimile, f. 315 in facsimile. Modern 3/4 calf over green patterned boards, slip-case. Folio. Vinograd, Venice 318.

Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1547

Est: $3,000 - $5,000

<<RARE, BIBLIOPHILIC EDITION. PRINTED ENTIRELY ON BLUE PAPER.>> No other copy on blue recorded. Formerly in the Benayahu Collection (see his HaDefus Ha’ivri B’Cremona p. 26). See Treasures of the Valmadonna Trust Library - Otzroth Ya’akov, Colored Paper no. 3.