Moses Altaras. Libro de Mantenimiento de la Alma.

Estimate: $4,000–$6,000
Hammer price: $4,000

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author

(IBERIAN / SEPHARDIC LITERATURE)

printer

Baldisera Bonibelli

Place

Venice

Publication

1609

Description

FIRST EDITION of this translation of Joseph Karo’s Shulchan Aruch. Title within architectural arch. Bookplate of Irma Roth on verso of title-page.

references

Vinograd, Venice 1059.

summary

Prepared by the rabbi of the Spanish Synagogue of Venice, ‘The Book for the Maintenance of the Soul’ is an abbreviated, Spanish translation of the Shulchan Aruch, the primary text of Jewish law - the first time it appeared in the vernacular (in Latin characters).

ff. 175, (2). Few stains. Modern gilt-ruled crushed morocco. 4to.

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