RaMBa”M). Miloth HaHigayon [introduction to Logic]. With two anonymous commentaries.

Estimate: $700–$1,000
Hammer price: $900

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author

MOSES BEN MAIMON (MAIMONIDES /

printer

Daniel Adelkind for Giustiniani

Place

Venice

Publication

1550

Description

Second Edition. Letters of initial word floriated within woodcut surround. On final page, diagram of different logical categories: vegetable, animal, and human, as well as "non-vegetable," "non-animal," and "non-human"

references

Vinograd, Venice 388; Habermann, Adelkind 2; Adams M-164

summary

It has been long believed that Maimonides composed this book on Logic at the tender age of fifteen. For further discussion of the authorship of the text, see H. Davidson: The Authenticity of Works Attributed to Maimonides, in: Me'ah She'arim: Studies in Medieval Jewish Spiritual Life in Memory of Isadore Twersky (2001) pp. 118-125.

ff. 18. Trace stained. Modern calf-backed boards. 8vo

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