Neveh Shalom [philosophy].

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: $300

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author

SHALOM, ABRAHAM BEN ISAAC

printer

Giovanni di Gara

Place

Venice

Publication

1575

Description

Second edition. Title set in architectural arch. Signed by censor at end.

references

Vinograd, Venice 607.

summary

A series of homilies on various Aggadic passages from the Talmud, interwoven with a philosophical discussion meant to serve as a defense of Maimonides’ reconciliation of Greek philosophy and Jewish thought. The author clearly had a thorough command of the fields of knowledge of his time, as this work is rich in quotations from Greek and Arabic philosophical literature. See EJ, XIV, cols. 1270-1.

ff.(4), 213, (15). Slightly damp-wrinkled, few stains. Modern vellum-backed marbled boards. 4to.

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