Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $300
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Several leaf fragments from a "binding's genizah", remnants of early manuscripts:
• Double parchment leaf (two pages on each side), fragment of a manuscript of Torat HaBayit HaKatzar by the Rashba. Semi-cursive Sephardic script. [Ca. 15th century].
• Four paper fragments from a manuscript of the works of kabbalist R. Avraham Abulafia (passages of his compositions Mafte'ach HaShemot and Imrei Shefer). Ashkenazic script. [Ca. 15th century].
4 paper fragments and a parchment leaf. Size and condition vary. Significant tears and damage due to use in binding, affecting text with loss.
• Double parchment leaf (two pages on each side), fragment of a manuscript of Torat HaBayit HaKatzar by the Rashba. Semi-cursive Sephardic script. [Ca. 15th century].
• Four paper fragments from a manuscript of the works of kabbalist R. Avraham Abulafia (passages of his compositions Mafte'ach HaShemot and Imrei Shefer). Ashkenazic script. [Ca. 15th century].
4 paper fragments and a parchment leaf. Size and condition vary. Significant tears and damage due to use in binding, affecting text with loss.
Category
Early Manuscripts - 15th and 16th Centuries
Catalogue
Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $300
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium
Varied collection of handwritten leaves and manuscript fragments, including some early manuscripts, in Sephardic, Oriental and Yemenite scripts:
• Leaf fragments from a binding's genizah, with early inscriptions, presumably from Salonika, 16th century. Records of the various communities in the city: "Calabria Chadash", "Calabria Yashan", "Isphania" (Spanish), "Aragon", "Shalom", "Etz Chaim", "Gerush Catalans", and others; with the names of many community members, including "Yosef Taitazak" (perhaps the renowned Maharit, d. 1546, leading Salonika Torah scholar and teacher of the Maharshdam and R. Shlomo Alkabetz), "Yehuda Benveniste", "Yitzchak Baruchiel", "Moshe Gabriel" and others.
• Two additional leaf fragments, with lists of notables, presumably also from Salonika. One of the fragments mentions: "Vidal Cid", "Vidal Gedalia", "Yitzchak Abarbanel", "Yitzchak Penso" and others.
• Five leaf fragments, in early Yemenite script, from an unidentified composition in Judeo-Arabic. [Yemen, 16th century?]. The leaves were repaired with restoration paper.
• Five parchment fragments, from early manuscripts. Two of them contain parts of Pirkei Avot (in Sephardic square script); in the others, the ink has faded almost completely, to the point that the composition is difficult to identify.
• Endpaper of a book, a lengthy note of Torah thoughts in Sephardic script, Ashkenazic and Sephardic inscriptions and signatures.
• Endpaper of a book, inscriptions pertaining to the calculation of the new moon, with an ownership inscription: "Given to Avraham by R. Eli[--?], who resides in the home of R. Chaim Egozi".
• Handwritten leaf, transcript of a Beit Din ruling pertaining to property ownership. [Morocco]. The ruling concludes: "The perfect scholar, superior dayan R. Moshe Benhamou and his veteran disciples R. David Benshetrit, R. Meir De Avila and R. Masoud Benrebbouh…".
• 31 leaves from a siddur, in Yemenite script. Small format. [Yemen].
• Leaves from Anshei Chayil - lithograph of a halachic responsum by R. Yehuda Bibas pertaining to Etrogim. Approx. 3 out of 15 leaves. (Enclosed: offprint of an article by Prof. Meir Benayahu: New Information Regarding R. Yehuda Bibas).
• Other leaves from manuscripts (Halachah, piyyutim and others).
Approx. 50 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary.
• Leaf fragments from a binding's genizah, with early inscriptions, presumably from Salonika, 16th century. Records of the various communities in the city: "Calabria Chadash", "Calabria Yashan", "Isphania" (Spanish), "Aragon", "Shalom", "Etz Chaim", "Gerush Catalans", and others; with the names of many community members, including "Yosef Taitazak" (perhaps the renowned Maharit, d. 1546, leading Salonika Torah scholar and teacher of the Maharshdam and R. Shlomo Alkabetz), "Yehuda Benveniste", "Yitzchak Baruchiel", "Moshe Gabriel" and others.
• Two additional leaf fragments, with lists of notables, presumably also from Salonika. One of the fragments mentions: "Vidal Cid", "Vidal Gedalia", "Yitzchak Abarbanel", "Yitzchak Penso" and others.
• Five leaf fragments, in early Yemenite script, from an unidentified composition in Judeo-Arabic. [Yemen, 16th century?]. The leaves were repaired with restoration paper.
• Five parchment fragments, from early manuscripts. Two of them contain parts of Pirkei Avot (in Sephardic square script); in the others, the ink has faded almost completely, to the point that the composition is difficult to identify.
• Endpaper of a book, a lengthy note of Torah thoughts in Sephardic script, Ashkenazic and Sephardic inscriptions and signatures.
• Endpaper of a book, inscriptions pertaining to the calculation of the new moon, with an ownership inscription: "Given to Avraham by R. Eli[--?], who resides in the home of R. Chaim Egozi".
• Handwritten leaf, transcript of a Beit Din ruling pertaining to property ownership. [Morocco]. The ruling concludes: "The perfect scholar, superior dayan R. Moshe Benhamou and his veteran disciples R. David Benshetrit, R. Meir De Avila and R. Masoud Benrebbouh…".
• 31 leaves from a siddur, in Yemenite script. Small format. [Yemen].
• Leaves from Anshei Chayil - lithograph of a halachic responsum by R. Yehuda Bibas pertaining to Etrogim. Approx. 3 out of 15 leaves. (Enclosed: offprint of an article by Prof. Meir Benayahu: New Information Regarding R. Yehuda Bibas).
• Other leaves from manuscripts (Halachah, piyyutim and others).
Approx. 50 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary.
Category
Early Manuscripts - 15th and 16th Centuries
Catalogue
Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Three handwritten leaves, replacements of passages from the book Responsa Binyamin Ze'ev, Venice 1538, presumably handwritten by the author R. Binyamin Ze'ev son of R. Matitya of Arta.
Three leaves written on both sides, in early Italian script from the 16th century, containing passages from Responsa Binyamin Ze'ev. The contents of these passages correspond with the text of leaves 443, 462 and 564 of the printed edition of the book.
The handwriting on the present leaves is typical of the author, who brought the book to print himself. Upon close comparison (see enclosed material), it appears that this is indeed the handwriting of R. Binyamin Ze'ev son of R. Matitya, who presumably wrote these leaves to complete one of the printed copies in his possession which was missing these leaves.
Responsa Binyamin Ze'ev was brought to print by its author, R. Binyamin Ze'ev son of Matitya of Arta, Greece, one of the greatest halachic authorities of his generation. This was the first book of halachic responsa to be published by its author. The author closely supervised the printing, and singlehandedly proofread the work, as he writes in the colophon at the end of the book.
The book aroused great controversy due to several halachic decisions it contains which some leading Italian rabbis strongly contested, and R. Binyamin Ze'ev was dismissed from his position as rabbi of Arta in its wake. Great importance has been ascribed to this book in halachic literature, though some halachic authorities banned it following the opposition it aroused. It is interesting to quote the words of the Maharshal, his contemporary, who opposed relying on the halachic decisions in the book, and relates to the errors which in his opinion crept into it: "If he is righteous, why did G-d allow an error to come about through him? Was he not the writer, who brought the book to print in person?". The Rema, however, lists the author among the greatest halachic authorities and relies upon his decisions. (About the book, the controversy it aroused and the differences between the copies, see: Meir Benayahu, Introduction to Sefer Binyamin Ze'ev, Jerusalem, 1989).
The author reputedly proofread and corrected some of the copies after the printing. Several copies with his handwritten corrections are known to us (see Kedem Auctions: 57 item 170, 62 item 23 and 65 item 73).
[3] leaves (written on both sides). 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal wear and tears.
Three leaves written on both sides, in early Italian script from the 16th century, containing passages from Responsa Binyamin Ze'ev. The contents of these passages correspond with the text of leaves 443, 462 and 564 of the printed edition of the book.
The handwriting on the present leaves is typical of the author, who brought the book to print himself. Upon close comparison (see enclosed material), it appears that this is indeed the handwriting of R. Binyamin Ze'ev son of R. Matitya, who presumably wrote these leaves to complete one of the printed copies in his possession which was missing these leaves.
Responsa Binyamin Ze'ev was brought to print by its author, R. Binyamin Ze'ev son of Matitya of Arta, Greece, one of the greatest halachic authorities of his generation. This was the first book of halachic responsa to be published by its author. The author closely supervised the printing, and singlehandedly proofread the work, as he writes in the colophon at the end of the book.
The book aroused great controversy due to several halachic decisions it contains which some leading Italian rabbis strongly contested, and R. Binyamin Ze'ev was dismissed from his position as rabbi of Arta in its wake. Great importance has been ascribed to this book in halachic literature, though some halachic authorities banned it following the opposition it aroused. It is interesting to quote the words of the Maharshal, his contemporary, who opposed relying on the halachic decisions in the book, and relates to the errors which in his opinion crept into it: "If he is righteous, why did G-d allow an error to come about through him? Was he not the writer, who brought the book to print in person?". The Rema, however, lists the author among the greatest halachic authorities and relies upon his decisions. (About the book, the controversy it aroused and the differences between the copies, see: Meir Benayahu, Introduction to Sefer Binyamin Ze'ev, Jerusalem, 1989).
The author reputedly proofread and corrected some of the copies after the printing. Several copies with his handwritten corrections are known to us (see Kedem Auctions: 57 item 170, 62 item 23 and 65 item 73).
[3] leaves (written on both sides). 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal wear and tears.
Category
Early Manuscripts - 15th and 16th Centuries
Catalogue
Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, selections - Kabbalah, Aggadah, philosophy and Halacha. [Italy, 16th century].
Written in several hands, in Italian script. Watermark in the paper of some leaves, dating the paper to the 1620s.
Contents:
Leaves [1]-[2] and [7]-[8]: Selections pertaining to the High Holidays - from Sitrei Torah by R. Avraham Abulafia, the Zohar, Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, "Essay of the philosopher", and more.
Leaves [3]-[6]: Passages of the Ibn Ezra commentary on the Torah, from the middle of Parashat Shemini until the middle of Parashat Nasso.
Leaves [9]-[10]: Regulations instituted by Rabbenu Gershom Me'or HaGolah, the first 10 sections of the book Piskei R. Menachem of Recanati (in the order they appear in the manuscripts; see article by Prof. Simcha Emanuel, Piskei R. Menachem MiRecanati, Shenaton HaMishpat HaIvri XXV, 2008, p. 141). These are followed by passages of Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, laws of forbidden marriages.
Leaves [11]-[17]: List of tractates in the Six Orders of Mishnah, including the names of the chapters in each tractate. Passages of Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, Rabbenu Bachye, the Radak commentary to the Book of Shmuel, and more.
Censor's stamp and inscription (in Italian) on final page, dated 1687.
[18] leaves. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears in several places, affecting text with loss, repaired. Rebound with fibrous paper.
Written in several hands, in Italian script. Watermark in the paper of some leaves, dating the paper to the 1620s.
Contents:
Leaves [1]-[2] and [7]-[8]: Selections pertaining to the High Holidays - from Sitrei Torah by R. Avraham Abulafia, the Zohar, Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, "Essay of the philosopher", and more.
Leaves [3]-[6]: Passages of the Ibn Ezra commentary on the Torah, from the middle of Parashat Shemini until the middle of Parashat Nasso.
Leaves [9]-[10]: Regulations instituted by Rabbenu Gershom Me'or HaGolah, the first 10 sections of the book Piskei R. Menachem of Recanati (in the order they appear in the manuscripts; see article by Prof. Simcha Emanuel, Piskei R. Menachem MiRecanati, Shenaton HaMishpat HaIvri XXV, 2008, p. 141). These are followed by passages of Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, laws of forbidden marriages.
Leaves [11]-[17]: List of tractates in the Six Orders of Mishnah, including the names of the chapters in each tractate. Passages of Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, Rabbenu Bachye, the Radak commentary to the Book of Shmuel, and more.
Censor's stamp and inscription (in Italian) on final page, dated 1687.
[18] leaves. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears in several places, affecting text with loss, repaired. Rebound with fibrous paper.
Category
Early Manuscripts - 15th and 16th Centuries
Catalogue
Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
March 31, 2020
Opening: $500
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, comprised of two manuscript fragments written by two different writers, in early Italian script. [Italy, 15th/16th century].
1. Seven handwritten leaves from the book Piskei Riaz by R. Yeshaya di Trani the Younger. These leaves contain the beginning of Tractate Berachot until the middle of chapter II.
2. Nine handwritten leaves from the book HaAgulot HaRa'yoniot by the Arab scholar Al-Batalyawsi, translated by R. Moshe ibn Tibbon (published by Prof. David Kaufmann in Budapest, 1880), from the beginning of the composition until the middle of chapter IV.
Ownership inscription at the top of the first page: "My acquisition, Y.Ch.V." (presumably R. Chaim Yechiel Viterbo (1766-1842), a rabbi of Ancona, author of Yechayu Dagan, VaYechi Od, VaYechi VaYiten).
[7]; [9] leaves. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, dampstains and wear. A few tears. Ink fading in several places. Marginal worming to some leaves, not affecting text. Dark stains in a few places, affecting text in one instance. Rebound with fibrous paper.
1. Seven handwritten leaves from the book Piskei Riaz by R. Yeshaya di Trani the Younger. These leaves contain the beginning of Tractate Berachot until the middle of chapter II.
2. Nine handwritten leaves from the book HaAgulot HaRa'yoniot by the Arab scholar Al-Batalyawsi, translated by R. Moshe ibn Tibbon (published by Prof. David Kaufmann in Budapest, 1880), from the beginning of the composition until the middle of chapter IV.
Ownership inscription at the top of the first page: "My acquisition, Y.Ch.V." (presumably R. Chaim Yechiel Viterbo (1766-1842), a rabbi of Ancona, author of Yechayu Dagan, VaYechi Od, VaYechi VaYiten).
[7]; [9] leaves. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, dampstains and wear. A few tears. Ink fading in several places. Marginal worming to some leaves, not affecting text. Dark stains in a few places, affecting text in one instance. Rebound with fibrous paper.
Category
Early Manuscripts - 15th and 16th Centuries
Catalogue