(“Shitah Mekubetzeth.”) Shailoth U’Teshuvoth [responsa]

Estimate: $700–$1,000
Hammer price: $700

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author

ASCHKENAZI, BEZALEL BEN AVRAHAM

printer

Matteo Zanetti and Comin Presegno

Place

Venice

Publication

1595

Description

FIRST EDITION. Printer’s device on title - escutcheon with three fleurs-de-lis surmounted by crown, surrounded by elaborate ornamental border. Signed on title-page by Wolf Wertheim.

references

Vinograd, Venice 813.

summary

In 1587 the author succeeded R. Chaim Vital as leader of the Jerusalem Community. His relentless pursuit of Hebrew manuscripts resulted in his magnum opus, the Shitah Mekubetzeth. Responsa no. 3 here is R. David ibn Zimra’s famous edict against the Karaites.

ff. 114. Ex-library, worn and stained in places. Modern bright maroon calf. Folio.

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