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Lot 414

Kavanat HaAgadot (Amsterdam) – Interesting Antique Glosses

Kavanat HaAgadot, Kaftor VaPerach. Rabbi Ya'akov Lutzato, Amsterdam, 1709. Many glosses in antique Ashkenazi handwriting. Written in gloss on Leaf 99: "A tale about a drunken man that sold his portion in the world-to-come and at the time of his burial, snakes and scorpions were found in his grave until they came to court and the sales bill was returned. Afterwards, he appeared in a dream to Rabbi A and told him that the whole reason he merited the world-to-come was that he had saved one Jewish girl."
131 leaves. 18.5 cm. Poor condition, stains and wear with omissions. New binding.