Sepher Ha’terumoth [code of civil law]

Estimate

$300–$500

Hammer price

$650

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author

SARDI, SAMUEL BEN ISAAC

printer

Moses ben Bezalel Katz

Place

Prague

Publication

1605

Description

Second edition. Title within historiated woodcut border incorporating printer’s device (Yaari, Printer’s Marks, no. 37)

references

Vinograd, Prague 135

summary

THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE CODIFICATION OF JEWISH LAW DEVOTED SOLELY TO CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL LAW. A Spanish halachist, Sardi was a pupil and colleague of Nachmanides. His work, Sepher Ha’terumoth deals only with civil and commercial law. Divided into 70 gates each dealing with a particular subject, each case is preceded by a discussion of the talmudic source, thereafter differing opinions are presented and a decision is taken. Sardi addressed halachic queries to Nachmanides and includes some of the detailed responsa he received in the Sepher Ha’terumoth. See EJ, V col. 643 and XIV, col. 875

ff. 105. Browned, light stains in places. Modern blind-tooled mohogany morocco. Folio

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