Kovetz Chiburim [collectanea]

Estimate

$2,000–$3,000

Hammer price

$3,200

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author

MASOUD, YEHUDAH

Place

North Africa?

Publication

17th century

Description

Manuscript in Hebrew, written by several hands in semi-cursive Sephardic on paper.

summary

A collection of several works by R. Yehudah Masoud including interpretations on the Kabbalistic writings of R. Moshe Cordovero and homilies to the Book of Numbers until Parsath Balak (lacking the continuation). R. Judah Masoud lived in Egypt during the 17th century. He translated the Zohar into Hebrew, prepared an abridgment of Sefer Alima by R. Moshe Cordovero and copied many forgotten commentaries of the school of the Ari. An autograph manuscript of his is housed in JTSA (ms. 1769). The present manuscript contains variations from the Seminary’s manuscript.

ff. 217 (incomplete). Wormed throughout, few stains, especially ff. 129-30. Contemporary boards, worn, gutter split. Sm. 4to.

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