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Mesorath HaMikra [index of Biblical verses explained in the Talmud]

Auction 80 · Lot 34

Mesorath HaMikra [index of Biblical verses explained in the Talmud]

Estimate
$2,000–$3,000
Hammer price
Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(ASCHENBURG, SHIMON)

printer

(Eliezer Ben Yitzchak)

Place

Lublin

Publication

1572

Description

Issued without a title-page. Final leaves contain an alphabetical listing of Mishnaic chapter headings utilized for study in memory of the deceased.

references

Vinograd, Lublin 18; Steinschneider Cat. Bodl. 7195,5 (opus nostrum rarissimum).

summary

Unusual oblong format. Exceptionally rare. Only one recorded copy located; presently housed in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
ff. 50 (of 52). Lacks first and final leaf. Closely shaved, stained in places. Modern calf. Tall 8vo.
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