Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Manuscript Fragments - Commentary of Rashi on the Torah - 15th/16th Century
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Four manuscript fragments that were taken from a "bindings' geniza". Commentary of Rashi on the Torah, Sefer Devarim. [ca. 15th/16th century].
Handsome semi-cursive Sephardic script, with large headings. Includes paragraphs from Parashiot Shoftim, Ki Tetze, Nitzavim, Vayelech (Devarim 18:20 - 21:11; 28:49 - 31:2). There are several differences between this manuscript and contemporary printed editions.
Several glosses in the margins in Sephardic handwriting from a later period.
[4] leaves. Approximately 28 cm. Condition varies due to the damage inflicted by binding. Tears with damage to text. Professionally repaired and rebound in a handsome binding.
Handsome semi-cursive Sephardic script, with large headings. Includes paragraphs from Parashiot Shoftim, Ki Tetze, Nitzavim, Vayelech (Devarim 18:20 - 21:11; 28:49 - 31:2). There are several differences between this manuscript and contemporary printed editions.
Several glosses in the margins in Sephardic handwriting from a later period.
[4] leaves. Approximately 28 cm. Condition varies due to the damage inflicted by binding. Tears with damage to text. Professionally repaired and rebound in a handsome binding.
Manuscripts from Before the Printing Era
Manuscripts from Before the Printing Era