Drashoth Ha’Torah [sermons on the Pentateuch and on Repentance]

Estimate: $1,300–$1,500
Hammer price: $1,200

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author

SHEM TOV BEN JOSEPH SHEM TOV

printer

Cornelio Adelkind for Marco Antonio Giustiniani

Place

Venice

Publication

1547

Description

Second Edition. Letters of title historiated; title within wreathed architectural columns; printer’s mark, (Haberman, Title Pages of Hebrew Books no. 22). Opening word of each of Five Books of Moses within decorative border.

references

Vinograd, Venice 308; Adams S-1047

summary

Spanish writer and philosopher, Shem Tov ben Joseph Shem Tov flourished in the mid-15th century and lived in Segovia and Almazan. As a philosopher, he was a follower of Maimonides, even though both his father and his grandfather, Shem Tov ibn Shem Tov, were among Maimonides' most uncompromising opponents

ff. 81.Some staining. Modern boards. Folio

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