Auction 21 · Lot 261
RaMBa”M). Mishneh Torah
- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
MOSHE BEN MAIMON (MAIMONIDES/.
Place
Yemen
Publication
1591-1592
summary
SCRIBE: David B. Shlomo Berav Yosef Berav Shmarya ha-yadua al Nadaf (on f. 82b and final leaf).
TEXT : starts in middle of introduction, listing of the Mitzvot, Sefer Ha-Mada (ff. 1-82b); Sefer Ahavah (ff. 84b- 147b)
The colphons contain the date acording to the “shtarot” calcualtion prevalent in Yemenite manuscripts. This ms contains a number of textual variances from the standard published editions. Yemenite scholars believe that their Maimonides manuscripts are more exact than the printed ediions.
Manuscript on paper 147leaves Quarto first leaf torn in half ,afew other leaves repaired not affecting text, Modern cloth binding.
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