Auction 103 Part 2 Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts
Pitron Chalomot – Amsterdam, 1637 – Printed by Menasseh Ben Israel
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Pitron Chalomot, by R. Shlomo Almoli, a Spanish exile and Torah scholar of Constantinople and Salonika. Amsterdam, 1637.
First printed in Salonika, ca. 1515, under the name Mefashar Chelmin, the book comprises three parts, discussing the theoretical, practical and halachic aspects of dream interpretation, based on Rabbinic sources, works attributed to R. Hai Gaon and Rashi, and non-Jewish scholars.
[1], 2-63 leaves. Approx. 14 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dark stains to first and last leaves. Wear. Small marginal tears to title page and other leaves. Stamp. Early parchment binding, worn.
Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.
Early Printed Books – 17th Century
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