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Auction 58 · Lot 206

(Attributed to). Halachoth Gedoloth [Gaonic Rabbinic Code]

Estimate
$500–$700
Hammer price
$450

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

author

KAYYARA, SHIMON

printer

Adelkind for Giustiniani

Place

Venice

Publication

1548

Description

FIRST EDITION.

references

Vinograd, Venice 333.

summary

One of the earliest and most important Halachic texts. The authorship and date of this work has been the subject of much study and has given rise to conflicting views. For a brief overview see EJ, Vol. VII cols. 1167-70.
ff. (4), 144. Trimmed and dampstained, opening two leaves with loss. Recent boards. Folio.
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