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Sepher Pesach Me’'ubin, With Halachic commentary by Chaim ben Israel Benveniste

Auction 25 · Lot 18

Sepher Pesach Me’'ubin, With Halachic commentary by Chaim ben Israel Benveniste

Estimate
$3,000–$4,000
Hammer price
$2,500

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

author

(HAGADAH).

printer

Bragadin

Place

Venice

Publication

1692

Description

FIRST EDITION. Typical Bragadin title: At top, two angels holding the two Tablets of the Law; on either side of the title, Biblical characters (in this case, Moses and David); and at bottom, three lion heads (see Yudlov, Hebrew Printers' Marks (2001), p. 53-4). Tailpieces. Text surrounded by linear border

references

Yudlov 88; Yaari 57; EJ, Vol. IV, col. 560 (facs. of title)

summary

Chaim Benveniste (1603-73), Chief Rabbi of Izmir, Turkey, is distinguished for his commentary to the Shulchan Aruch, Kenesseth HaGedolah. The present work is a brief halachic study to the Passover Hagadah, it was co-opted in many later Hagadoth
ff.30. Stained in places. Contemporary gilt-tooled tree-calf, rubbed. Sm. 4to
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