Tephilah LeMoshe [sermons and homilies on the merits of Torah, repentance, along with a commentary on Keriath Shema].

Estimate

$1,000–$1,500

Hammer price

$1,000

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

author

ALMOSNINO, MOSES.

printer

Joseph Ya’avetz

Place

Salonika

Publication

1563

Description

FIRST EDITION.

references

Vinograd, Salonika 63; Mehlman 900.

summary

Born in Salonika, Moses ben Baruch Almosnino (c. 1515-c. 1580) hailed from a distinguished family who originally stemmed from Aragon, Spain. He was renowned for his knowledge in both rabbinics and the sciences, particularly natural physics and astronomy. In 1565, he formed a delegation to petition Sultan Selim II for a confirmation of the privileges previously granted to the Salonika Jews in 1537. His efforts procured a favorable decision and in 1568 the Salonika community was granted the status of a self-governing entity, a prerogative it enjoyed for centuries thereafter. See EJ, II cols. 669-71.

ff. 76. Marginal repair on title, some staining, scattered repaired worming, with loss to a few letters. Modern tooled calf. Sm. 4to.

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