Auction 38 · Lot 88

P'nei Yitzchak [concerning the laws of Issur ve-Heter in rhyme and riddle]. With commentaries Apei Ravrevei and Apei Zutrei

Estimate: $1,500–$2,000
Hammer price: $1,600

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author

CHAYOTH, ISAAC

printer

Isaac Prostitz

Place

Cracow

Publication

1591

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within garlanded architectural arch. With puzzle in shape of wheel. Lacking, as usual, the 2-page supplementary dirge for the Author’s son

references

Vinograd, Cracow 142; Mehlman 823; not in Adams

summary

Isaac Chayut was a scion of a branch of the Chassidei Provence who later settled in Bohemia. He was appointed Rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva in Prague in 1584. His contemporary, David Gans, commendes him as one of the most praise-worthy rabbis of the generation. P'nei Yitzchak is, in a sense, a supplement to Tur, Yoreh De'ah, which treats of the various dietary laws. Its importance is witnessed by the fact that it is quoted subsequently by the commentators on the Shulchan Aruch. See EJ, Vol. V, cols. 326-7

ff. 17, (1), 65, 70-108. Former owner's stamp on title. Browned, stained in places. Contemporary vellum. 4to

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