Auction 10 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Kabbalic Glosses – Sefer Rabeinu Bachayey – Riva de Trento 1599
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Sefer Rabeinu Bachayey, Torah commentary in four ways. Midrash, Peshat, Sechel and Kabbalah. Riva de Trento, 1559.
Many cabbalistic glosses, handwriting typical of Ashkenaz-Poland late 1500's. Comments are in author's autographic writing, though some glosses are based on "Sefer Naftali" by Rabbi Naftali Treivish, first printed in 1546. Even where writings are based on Sefer Naftali, there are changes or editing. The contents of comments proves clearly that the writer was a scholar well acquainted with Kabbalah.
Ownership signature of the 17th-18th century: "Yehudah Leib…Ish Margaliot", three comments are in that handwriting.
Inscriptions, leaves completion and title in Yemenite handwriting of the 18th-19th century.
197 leaves, (title page and other leaves missing and completed in handwriting). 19.5cm. Fair condition, wear and stains, some comments were damaged. New Binding.
Many cabbalistic glosses, handwriting typical of Ashkenaz-Poland late 1500's. Comments are in author's autographic writing, though some glosses are based on "Sefer Naftali" by Rabbi Naftali Treivish, first printed in 1546. Even where writings are based on Sefer Naftali, there are changes or editing. The contents of comments proves clearly that the writer was a scholar well acquainted with Kabbalah.
Ownership signature of the 17th-18th century: "Yehudah Leib…Ish Margaliot", three comments are in that handwriting.
Inscriptions, leaves completion and title in Yemenite handwriting of the 18th-19th century.
197 leaves, (title page and other leaves missing and completed in handwriting). 19.5cm. Fair condition, wear and stains, some comments were damaged. New Binding.
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