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Auction 3 · Lot 142

Halachoth Gedoloth [Gaonic Rabbinic code]

Estimate
$500–$700
Hammer price
$750

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

KAYYARA, SHIMON (attributed to)

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Cornelio Adelkind for Marco Antonio Giustiniani

Place

Venice

Publication

1548

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within ornamental arch. The Alexander Marx copy

references

Vinograd, Venice 333; Habermann, Adelkind 51; Adams S-1157

summary

The authorship and date of this work have been the subject of many studies and given rise to conflicting views. For a brief overview see EJ, VII cols. 1167-70 (illustrated)
ff. (4), 144. Lightly stained, gutter starting, title rehinged. Old sheep-covered boards, rebacked, very worn. Folio
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