(MaHaRa’L of Prague). Chibur Be’er Ha’Golah [commentary to selected Aggadoth].

Estimate: $4,000–$6,000
Hammer price: $3,200

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author

LOEWE, JUDAH

printer

n.p.

Place

Prague

Publication

1598

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within historiated woodcut border.

references

Vinograd, Prague 91.

summary

Maharal’s Be’er Hagolah extrapolates hidden messages and meaning from the Aggadic portions of the Talmud, with the intention of displaying the depth of Chazal’s understanding of the Torah and the world. The work is comprised of seven sections described as ‘wells.’ The deeper one digs, the purer the water - Torah - one finds.

ff. 46. Foxed, few marginal repairs, f. 22 taped, lower corner of margin clipped on f. 23. Modern blind-tooled calf. Folio.

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