(Attributed to). Halachoth Gedoloth [Gaonic Rabbinic Code]

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: $1,100

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author

KAYYARA, SHIMON

printer

Cornelio Adelkind for Marco Antonio Giustiniani

Place

Venice

Publication

1548

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within ornamental arch. Double columns

references

Vinograd, Venice 333; Habermann, Adelkind 51; Adams S-1157

summary

One of the earliest and most important Halachic texts. The authorship and date of this work has been the subject of much study and have given rise to conflicting views. Generally speaking, medieval Aschkenazic authorities tended to the view that the author was R. Yehudai Gaon, while their Sephardic counterparts adopted the view that the author was R. Shimon Kayyara. Modern scholarship inveighs with the latter view. See EJ, VII cols.1167-70 (illustrated)

ff. (4), 144. Slight staining, lower left hand corner of title expertly repaired not affecting text, corner of following leaf repaired. Recent half vellum. Folio

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