The Aleppo Codex. A Facsimile Edition. Prepared by Moshe H. Goshen-Gottstein

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: $175

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author

(BIBLIOGRAPHY)

printer

Magnes Press

Place

Jerusalem

Publication

1976

Description

ONE OF 500 NUMBERED COPIES. Part One (plates) [all published].

summary

The Aleppo Codex dates to the early part of the Tenth-century. Tradition accredits Maimonides himself as considering the text authoritative. The manuscript was severely damaged following anti-Israel riots in Syria in 1948 and almost a third of it has been lost. The manuscript was smuggled out of Syria in 1956 and is presently preserved in Jerusalem

pp.588. Original 3/4 calf. Folio

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