Auction 10 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Ancient Glosses – Sefer Ha-Zohar – Cremona, 1558

Opening: $2,500
Sold for: $4,750
Including buyer's premium
Sefer Ha-Zohar, by Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, Shemot, Va-Yikra, Ba-Midbar. Cremona, 1558.
Many glosses [by several writers?] in ancient Sephradi-Italian handwriting of the years 1590-1620.
Kabbalic commentaries, comparisons with other editions, corrections and text completions, [possible that there are comparisons to Zohar manuscripts common at that period]. The writer mentions writings by Ha'ari, Rabbi Chaim Vital, Rabbi David Ha-Chassid (grandson of the Ramban) and more.
1-122 leaves; 1-121 leaves. 28.5cm. Fair condition, stains and moisture marks, some glosses are faded and damaged. New binding.
Attached is an assessment by Mr. S. Zucker of the Department for Hebrew Manuscripts. In his opinion the glosses were written c. 1590-1620.
Glosses
Glosses