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Auction 41 · Lot 58
Urim VeTumim
- Estimate
- $300–$400
- Hammer price
- $400
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
ARAMA, MEIR
printer
Daniel Zanetti
Place
Venice
Publication
1603
Description
First edition. Title within typographic border
references
Vinograd, Venice 957
summary
Philosophical commentary to the Books of Isaiah and Jeremiah, appended with commentaries to Samuel II, Chaps. 1 and 23.
Meir Arama (1460?-c. 1545) was the son of the celebrated “Ba’al ha-Akeidah,” author of Akeidath Yitzchak, a favorite commentary to the Pentateuch. It could be suggested that Meir was applying his father’s method to the Prophets and Writings, but his works never gained anywhere near the popularity of the former. Born in Saragossa, Meir fled Spain at the time of the Expulsion and after a short stay in Naples he sunk roots in Salonika, where he preached to the emigré Aragonese Community
ff. 76. Few stains, f. 25 repaired affecting a few words, tears taped. Ex-library. Later boards, rubbed and rebacked. 4to.
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