Arba’a Turim [Rabbinic Code of Law]

Estimate: $800–$1,200
Hammer price: $700

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author

JACOB BEN ASHER.

printer

Chaim Schwartz et al.

Place

Augsburg

Publication

1540

Description

Title page without ornamentation, text opens on f.7 within ornate woodcut border by Hans Holbein the Younger depicting the Creation, architectural pillars flanked by Kings David and Solomon clutching scrolls inscribed “The Path of Life (Orach Chaim) Journeys Upwards for the Wise” (Proverbs 15:24). Poem at end by Elijah Levita.

references

Vinograd, Augsburg 11; Adams J-14

ff.84,70,2,44,112,(2). Trimmed, few stains, scattered worming with occasional loss, opening leaf and final 2 leaves (3pp. index - often lacking) supplied in facsimile, modern half-calf, folio

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