Piskei Halachoth [Rabbinic law]

Estimate

$1,500–$2,500

Hammer price

$1,800

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

RECANATI, MENACHEM.

printer

The (Silk) Partners

Place

Bologna

Publication

1538

Description

First Edition. First word within floriated surround.

references

Vinograd, Bologna 12; Mehlman 787

summary

First edition of the Piskei Halachoth. Later editions have been heavily censored, indeed lacking entire chapters. The majority of the censored material pertains to Gentiles, or to Jews who have converted to Christianity. See Y.Lipschitz, Piskei Hilchot Recanti in: Moriah,Vol. VIII nos. 6-7 (1979) pp. 2-9. The author was one of the foremost Italian Kabbalists and Halachic authorities of the 13th-century. For a full appreciation of his importance, see M. Idel, R. Menahem Recanati, Hamekubal (1998).

ff. (12), 62. Previous owner's signature on title-page in an Italian hand, slight staining in places. Later boards. Sm. 4to

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