Auction 62 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Manuscript, Ruach Chen on Moreh Nevuchim, by Rabbi Shmuel ibn Tibbon – Le Havre (France), 1771
Opening: $300
Sold for: $938
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Ruach Chen, commentary on the Rambam's Moreh Nevuchim, by R. Shmuel ibn Tibbon. Written by the scribe R. Yissachar Ber of Rzeszów. [Le Havre, France, 1771].
Complete manuscript. Fine copying of the composition in Ashkenazic semi-cursive and cursive script. Original leather binding, with gilt ornamentation.
The foot of the title page contains a dedication by the scribe – R. Yissachar Ber of Rzeszów, to R. Eliezer Schor, containing the place and date of writing: "My gift… to my dear friend, intelligent and wise… R. Eliezer Schor… I, the young Yissachar Ber of Rzeszów… here in Le Havre [1771]".
The front endpaper bears a signature: "David Weisskopf son of Seligman".
[1], 29 leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor worming. Original leather binding, with gilt blocking, damaged and detached, without spine.
Complete manuscript. Fine copying of the composition in Ashkenazic semi-cursive and cursive script. Original leather binding, with gilt ornamentation.
The foot of the title page contains a dedication by the scribe – R. Yissachar Ber of Rzeszów, to R. Eliezer Schor, containing the place and date of writing: "My gift… to my dear friend, intelligent and wise… R. Eliezer Schor… I, the young Yissachar Ber of Rzeszów… here in Le Havre [1771]".
The front endpaper bears a signature: "David Weisskopf son of Seligman".
[1], 29 leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor worming. Original leather binding, with gilt blocking, damaged and detached, without spine.
Ashkenazi Jewry - Manuscripts
Ashkenazi Jewry - Manuscripts