Pirush Hatorah... (Rimzei Ba’al Haturim)

Estimate

$400–$600

Hammer price

$1,000

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author

JACOB BEN ASHER

printer

J. de Ferri

Place

Venice

Publication

1544

Description

Second edition

references

Vinograd, Venice 228; Habermann, Adelkind 3; Adams J-11

summary

Biblical commentary that first appeared in Constantinople, 1514 (Adams J-10); although bibliographers have taken note of an earlier, probably phantom edition, 14 years prior (Vinograd, Const. 2). This famed exegesis consists of Masoretic calculations and hermeneutical interpretations, i.e. Gematria and Notarikon. It is a standard component of all editions of the Pentateuch that is accompanied by commentaries. The Ba’al Haturim’s lesser known, albeit comprehensive commentary to the Pentateuch did not appear until 1806 and indeed concentrates on providing “Peshat” only. The author achieved ever-lasting renown for his remarkable Rabbinic code, the Arba’a Turim. The owner R. Menashe Eichenstein (1865-1935), was both a reknowned Chassidic Rabbi and halachic scholar. He authored Torath Ha’Asham, Mateh Menashe, and a number of works under the title Alfei Menashe on Shulchan Aruch and Torah. He married the daughter of R. Joshua Horowitz of Dzikov

ff. 65 (lacking final leaf with paragraph containing colophon), lower right marginal corners frayed not affecting text, stained in places, previous owner’s signature on title in Hebrew and Polish- Menashe Eichenstein, Dzikov. Later boards. Sm. 4to

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