Auction 34 · Lot 76
Torah Ohr
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000
- Hammer price
- $1,700
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
IBN YACHYA, JOSEPH
printer
The Company of Silk-Weavers
Place
Bologna
Publication
1538
Description
FIRST EDITION. Opening word within ornamental woodcut border. Pictographic introductory poem in the form of the Temple Candelabra on verso of title
references
Vinograd, Bologna 13; Mehlman 1202; not in Adams
summary
Divided into 78 chapters, Torah Ohr deals with Jewish dogma and theology as well as eschatology. The introduction contains interesting biographical information regarding dramatic experiences in the lives of ibn Yachya’s parents. His father, Gedaliya and mother Donna, fled Portugal to Pisa in 1495, but were imprisoned by the French invaders soon after their arrival. For her safety, Donna was obliged to disguise herself as a man. When her true identity was discovered, she escaped assailment by jumping from a high roof. She survived the fall, and soon after gave birth to the author. The family finally settled in the city of Imola, in the province of Bologna
ff. 36. Stained and worn in places, rehinged. Modern calf. Sm.4to
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