Auction 14 · Lot 50

Akeidath Yitzchak [philosophical and allegorical homilies to the Pentateuch]

Estimate: $800–$1,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

ARAMA, ISAAC

printer

Daniel Bomberg

Place

Venice

Publication

1547

Description

Second edition. Title within woodcut architectural arch. Opening word of each part within an elaborate border

references

Vinograd, Venice 326; Habermann, Bomberg 195; not in Adams

summary

Representative of an anti-Aristotelian trend, directed chiefly against Maimonides and his followers, Arama’s philosophical influence is reflected primarily in the writings of Isaac Abarbanel. Affectionately known as the “Ba’al Akeida,” Arama has been consistently quoted and utilized, especially by Polish and Galician preachers, until the present day. Numerous works interpreting Arama’s philosophy were issued through the centuries, of particular note is Israel Kitover’s Biurei Ha’midoth (1875). Arama’s great popularity stems from his stylistic combination of the Aschkenazic didactic and moralizing style with the philosophic tendency popular among Spanish and Provencal Jews. See I. Rivkind, Kiryat Sepher, vol. II p.60

ff. 309. Few light stains in places, scattered worming, marginal repairs to title slightly affecting woodcut, scattered marginalia, previous ownership inscriptions on title, signed by censor Camillo Jaghel on verso of final leaf. Modern morocco-backed marbled boards. Folio

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