Hilchoth HaRe’i’ah [laws of Kashruth processing especially pertaining to checking the lung].

Estimate: $5,000–$7,000
Hammer price: $5,000

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author

MEIR LE’BEITH MEIR.

printer

Samuel Gallus (Zarfati)

Place

Ferrara

Publication

1552

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural arch. Wide-margined copy. Scattered marginalia in an early Sephardic hand, final leaf with Italian inscription.

references

Vinograd Ferrara 8.

summary

The final leaves contain a poem praising the Shechitah customs of”the great city” of Salonika, as well as poetry in praise of the author and his work. Salonika was known for its leniency regarding Sirchot, growths on the lung, which many other Mediterranean communities forbade.

ff. (8). Vellum-backed marbled boards. 12mo.

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