Eitz Chaim. Sha’ar Sheini - Sha’ar HaHakdamoth.

Estimate: $3,000–$5,000
Hammer price: $8,000

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author

VITAL, CHAIM.

Place

Oriental

Publication

17th century

Description

Manuscript in Hebrew, written in semi-cursive Sephardic hand on paper. With autograph, signed marginal notes by R. Yedidiah Abulafia. Signatures of former owners, R. Raphael Sutton, R. Yoseph(?) Sutton and R. Ya’akov Entebbe.

summary

R. Yedidiah Abulafia (d. 1684) was a son of R. Ya’akov Almazi, who was the grandson of R. Ya’akov Beirav. He was a correspondent with R. Moshe Galante (d. 1689) and other rabbis of the period.

ff. 2-137. Worming along margins of ff. 80-85 with loss of few letters. Contemporary roan, rubbed. Folio.

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