(sic, actually Joseph). Sepher Meshalim. Black ink on paper

Estimate: $2,000–$3,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

GIKATILLA, ABRAHAM

Place

Turkey(?)

Publication

17th century

Description

Cursive Sephardic Hebrew script

summary

Book of Proverbs written by a Spanish Kabbalist and not published until 1927. It would be a worthwhile exercise to compare the present manuscript to to that in the Bodleian LIbrary, Oxford (no.1267) for variant texts

ff.34. Last leaf soiled with some loss. Modern boards. 8vo

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