She'eloth U'Teshuvoth [responsa]

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: $800

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author

ALSHEICH, MOSES.

printer

Giovanni di Gara

Place

Venice

Publication

1605

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within woodcut wreathed architectural arch. Rabbinic marginalia on ff. 124r. and 217r.

references

Vinograd, Venice 998; Habermann, di Gara 239

summary

This collection contains important responsa. See especially the discussion on ff.195-198 concerning the “ethrog hamurkav” (a citron hybridized with a lemon), a contentious issue to this day.

ff. 243. Title repaired, final leaf silked, few marginal repairs and stains. Modern boards. 4to

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