Tratado de los articulos de la ley divina. Amsterdam: Gillis Joosten, 1652. Spanish (some Hebrew).
"Hilchot Yesod HaTorah by the Rambam, first part of Mishneh Torah, containing explanations on the Ten Commandments. Rare edition translated by R. David Cohen de Lara (1602-1674), rabbi of the Sephardic community "Neve Shalom" in Hamburg, printed in the lifetime of Sabbatai Zevi.
Many members of the Sephardic community in Hamburg were attracted to Sabbatean ideas; Rabbi Cohen de Lara emerged as one of the most formidable opponents of the Sabbatean movement.
The current copy contains numerous handwritten inscriptions. On the final page, appears an inscription which reads, "Finis coronat opus, il grande selo que he tenido, " likely meant to convey that the owner of the book diligently read it from cover to cover (this inscription appears twice, in two different handwritings).
[4] leaves, 40, 43-46 pages. 19 cm. Fair condition. One missing leaf. Open tears to corners of several leaves, affecting the printing. Many handwritten inscriptions (contemporary), mainly to margins and endpapers. Stains and blemishes. Vellum bonding, blemished and worn.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
