Korban Chagigah [Festival sermons, with novellae to Tractate Chagigah]

Estimate

$400–$600

Hammer price

$250

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

author

GALANTE, MOSES

printer

Bragadin

Place

Venice

Publication

1704

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within decorative woodcut border

references

Vinograd, Venice 1550

summary

The author studied in Safed and later settled in Jerusalem. He, along with other Jerusalem rabbinic leaders instituted the ordinance prohibiting the scholars of the city from employing the appellation “Rabbi” in order that one would not attempt to claim authority over the other. Galante was influenced by the Sabbatean movement for a time. In early 1666, he was in Aleppo where he was among the leading Sabbatean “prophets”. For a brief biography see A. Yaari, Sheluchei Eretz Yisrael (1977) pp. 290-1; and G. Scholem, Sabbatai Sevi (1973) pp. 246-8

ff. 56. Dampstained, trace worming in places, foxed on last few leaves. Contemporary blind-tooled black morocco, rubbed at extremities, “Ephraim di Abram Arditi” tooled in gilt . Sm. folio

Enquire about this lot