Sefer Bechinat Olam, ethical and philosophical poetry, by R. Jedaiah (HaPenini) ben Abraham Bedersi. Ferrara, 1551. First edition with commentaries by R. Moshe Ibn-Habib and Bakashat Hamemin (request written in poem form, with all words beginning with the letter Mem), by R. Yosef Frances.
The book is comprised of ethical lessons in poetic format regarding this world and the world to come. The Bakashat Hamemin appears at the end of the volume.
Rabbi Jedaiah HaPenini Bedersi (ca. 1270-1340) was a poet, doctor and philosopher from Beziers, France. He considered himself a disciple of the Rambam and he wrote enthusiastically in his favor during the great debate regarding the study of philosophy. (His responsa were published in the Rashba's responsa, chapter 418).
Ownership inscriptions of R. Yonatan Leib Kreitzler, a Kabbalist from Bonyhad, son-in-law of R. Shmuel Halevi Austerlitz of Tab.
122; 13 leaves. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Repaired tears to the margins of the title page and other pages. Slight worming, partially repaired. Original vellum binding; repaired.