Kaftor va-Ferach [Aggadic novellae]

Estimate: $2,000–$3,000
Hammer price: $2,000

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author

LUZZATTO, JACOB BEN ISAAC

printer

A. Froben

Place

Basle

Publication

1581

Description

FIRST EDITION. Censors’ signatures on final page

references

Vinograd, Basle 171; Prijs 131; Adams L-2095

summary

Safed-born Jacob Luzzatto (16th century) settled in Basle, moving onto Posen and then Cracow. His work Kaftor va-Ferach was designed to defend the legends of the Talmud against attacks by Christian censors. Luzzatto served as chief-editor of several important works: the Basle Talmud (1578-81), Recanati’s Ta’amei ha-Mitzvoth (Basle, 1581), Solomon Molcho’s Sepher ha-Mefo’ar (Cracow, 1570), and Elijah de Vidas’ Totz’oth Chaim (Cracow, n.d.). See EJ, Vol. XI, cols. 598-9

ff.(16), 5-149, 160-162. Outer margin of f. 102 shaved, some wear to title, browned, final leaves marginally wormed. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum. 4to

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