Auction 93 Part 2 - Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters

Two Manuscript Torah Commentaries – Early Copyings – Midrash Lekach Tov / Remazim LeRabbenu Yoel – Sephardic Lands, 16th/17th Century

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Two manuscripts – commentaries on the Torah portions, early copyings in Oriental script, possibly by the same writer:
• Midrash Lekach Tov (Pesikta Zutrata) by R. Tuviah son of R. Eliezer, on the Book of Bereshit. [Sephardic lands, 16th/17th century].
Semi-cursive Oriental script. Comprises a large part of the book of Bereshit, from the middle of Parashat Vayera until the middle of Parashat Vayechi; lacking several leaves in the middle.


[33] leaves. 31.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains and dark stains, affecting text. Wear. Marginal tears and open tears, affecting text.


• Remazim LeRabbenu Yoel. [Sephardic lands, 16th/17th century].
Oriental script. Comprises the major part of the commentary, from the middle of Parashat Noach until the middle of Parashat Ki Tetze; lacking leaves in the middle.
Lengthy marginal glosses in a different hand (Oriental, Persian), presumably not part of the original work. Many glosses are signed at the end: "David son of Yitzchak".
Sefer HaRemazim is an anthology of allusions and commentaries from early Ashkenazic Torah scholars, compiled by R. Yoel, a Torah scholar from the Beit Midrash of R. Yehuda HaChassid in Germany. The only known manuscripts of this work are from Yemen, where it was extensively copied and used. The work was only first published in 2001.


[72] leaves. 30 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Tears and open tears, affecting text. Unbound.

Manuscripts – Sephardi, Yemenite and Eastern Jewry
Manuscripts – Sephardi, Yemenite and Eastern Jewry