(Ed.) Mehararei Nemeirim.

Estimate

$400–$600

Hammer price

$500

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author

AKRA, ABRAHAM

printer

Daniel Zanetti

Place

Venice

Publication

1599

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within ornamental border.

references

Vinograd, Venice 877.

summary

A collection of invaluable “Kelalei HaGemara” or principles of Talmudic methodology. These essays were penned by R. Emanuel Sephardi and by the distinguished Egyptian halachist R. David ibn Zimra. Specialized studies on the hermeneutic principle of “kal vechomer” (a fortiori) were drawn from the writings of R. Samuel Al-Valensi and R. ibn Musa. In his introduction the printer bemoans his inability to provide page numbers for Talmudic citations, due to the scarcity of copies of the Talmud in Italy following its confiscation and destruction by the Church.

ff. 18, 6, 17-56. Lacking final ff. 6 of indices (as in most copies). Some staining, slight marginal repair to upper corner of one leaf touching few letters, ex-library. Later boards. 8vo

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