Mikra’ei Kodesh [Kabbalistic exposition to the Festivals and precepts]

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: $500

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

author

SAMEGAH, JOSEPH.

printer

Asher Parenzo for Giovanni di Gara

Place

Venice

Publication

1586

Description

FIRST EDITION. Two parts in one. On title, signature of former owner Abraham Luria. Wide margins.

references

Vinograd, Venice 693; Habermann, di Gara 82.

summary

Compelled to leave his native Salonika due to persecution by his community, Joseph Samegah (d. 1629) went to Venice, where he served as rabbi. He later founded a yeshivah in Padua, where among his pupils were R. Chaim Benveniste and Joseph Solomon Delmegido.

ff. 6, 116. Light stains, trace marginal wear, previous owners’ marks. Modern morocco. 4to.

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