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Shalshelet HaKabbalah – Venice, 1587 – First Edition – Handwritten Glosses
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Shalshelet HaKabbalah, Jewish historical chronology from Adam to the author's time, by R. Gedaliah ibn Yachya. Venice: Giovanni di Gara, 1587. First edition, whose printing began during the lifetime of the author.
Signatures and inscriptions on title page: "Leib Berlin"[?]; "Yitzchak…".
On title of leaf 7, signature: "Leib Berlin" – perhaps R. Aryeh Leib Berlin, Rabbi of Bomberg (1737-1814), renowned Torah scholar in his generation and a master of the entire Talmud, both the Bavli and Yerushalmi, and also an expert in kabbalah. Rabbi of Bamberg, Kassel and the states of Hessen and Westphalia.
Some lengthy handwritten glosses, in early Ashkenazic script (some trimmed).
122 leaves. 18.5 cm. Fair condition, first leaves in fair-poor condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear. Tears and open tears, especially to title page and first leaves, affecting title frame and text, partially repaired with paper (entire title page coated with transparent tape, and transparent tape repairs covering large parts of first leaves). Close trimming of several leaves, bordering text. New binding.
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries