Auction 74 · Lot 207

Toldoth Adam VeChava. Sepher Meisharim [Rabbinic code]. Parts I and II bound in one volume.

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: $2,000

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author

YERUCHAM BEN MESHULAM OF PROVENCE

printer

Bragadini

Place

Venice

Publication

1553

Description

Second edition. Printer’s mark of three crowns on title. Divisional title.

references

Vinograd, Venice 461; Mehlman 742-3 (incomplete).

summary

A native of Provence, the author was exiled from France in the expulsion of 1306 and eventually settled in Toledo, where he studied under the guidance of R. Asher ben Yechiel (Ro’sh). In his Code, Rabbeinu Yerucham quotes the opinions of French, Provencal and Spanish authorities, recording for posterity the customs of those communities. Divided into two: “Adam VeChavah” focuses on life-cycles and ritual law, “Meisharim” deals with civil law. An important early Halachic codex, it was greatly relied upon by the Beth Yoseph.

ff. 16, 13-238, 104. Some worming, stained in places, opening title taped on verso, previous owner’s inscriptions, censored. Later calf, upper cover gilt-tooled with Hebrew name “Yitzhak Frani,” expertly recased. Folio.

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