Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Taamei HaMitzvot by Rabbi Menachem Recanati - Basel, 1581 - "Whoever Studies it Will Merit the Salvation of Redemption"

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Taamei HaMitzvot, reasons of the Torah commandments, kabbalistic commentary on Kriyat Shema and prayer kavanot, by the kabbalist R. Menachem Recanati. Basel: Ambrosius Frobenius, [1581].
The publisher describes the importance of the book on the title page, concluding: "Whoever studies it will merit the salvation of redemption".
Inscriptions on the title page (partly faded).
43, [5] leaves. Approx. 20 cm. Fair condition. Browned leaves. Stains, including dark dampstains. Mold stains to a few leaves. Wear. Open tears (including some large tears) to most leaves (primarily marginal), affecting text, repaired with paper. Minor tear to title page, affecting text. Worming, affecting text, repaired with paper. Handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
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