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Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Responsa of the Geonim – Mantua, 1597 – Original Parchment Binding
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Responsa of the Geonim. Mantua: Shlomo son of Shmuel of Norzi, [1597].
Edited anthology of Geonic responsa, including 400 short responsa, most on civil issues and some on marital issues.
Signature on title page: "Shlomo son of Eliyahu Nisim" –
R. Shlomo son of R. Eliyahu Nisim (1781-1864), served as Rabbi of several Italian cities and finally in Mantua. Opposed the Reform movement and published several tracts on the issue, as well as a sharp polemic against Shadal and his book on kabbalah.
R. Shlomo son of R. Eliyahu Nisim (1781-1864), served as Rabbi of several Italian cities and finally in Mantua. Opposed the Reform movement and published several tracts on the issue, as well as a sharp polemic against Shadal and his book on kabbalah.
On last leaf, signature of censor "Camillo Jaghel", dated 1613.
36 leaves. Approx. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tears, including marginal tear to title page. Early parchment binding, with minor defects.
CB, no. 4052; Zedner, p. 726.
Early Printed Books – 16th and 17th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 16th and 17th Centuries