Lot 201
Shaarei Ora - Riva di Trento, 1561
Shaarei Ora, kabbalistic principles, by the kabbalist R. Yosef Gikatilla. Riva di Trento: [Jacob Marcaria, 1561].
Several glosses. Deleted ownership inscription on the final leaf.
84 leaves. 21 cm. Condition varies. Title page and six subsequent leaves damaged by fire, with significant loss of text (replaced in photocopy). Other leaves in good-fair condition. Stains. Significant dampstains to some leaves. Minor worming in several places. Title of book handwritten at top of pages. New leather binding.
Shaarei Ora was printed twice in 1561: once in Mantua, with a colophon dated end of Tammuz that year, and again in Riva di Trento, with no imprint. It is unclear which edition was printed first.
Stefansky Classics, no. 340.
