Sepher Tanya.

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: $1,000

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author

(ANAV, YECHIEL BEN YEKUTHIEL(?) / ANAV, ZEDEKIAH BEN ABRAHAM(?)).

printer

Samuel Latif

Place

Mantua

Publication

1514

Description

FIRST EDITION . Issued without a title.

references

Vinograd, Mantua 16; Mehlman 725.

summary

Composed in the 13th century, the Sepher Tanya is a compilation of Jewish law and custom as applied by the Jews of Italy (Minhag Bnei Roma). There is considerable overlap between the present work and another work of the same genre, Shibolei HaLeket also composed by Zedekiah Anav. See EJ, Vol. II, cols. 937-38 and M. Waxman, History of Jewish Literature Vol. II, pp. 130-32 regarding the disputatious authorship of Sepher Tanya.

ff. 99 (of 100), leaf with table of contents starting with the words “simanei sepher…” provided at end in facsimile. Some staining, trimmed, marginal repairs, portions of a few leaves with loss of words supplied in facsimile. Modern calf. Sm. 4to.

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