Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Manuscript, Musar Haskel and Ke'arat Kesef – Morocco, 1751
Manuscript, Musar Haskel by R. Hai Gaon, and Ke'arat Kesef by R. Yosef Ezobi. [Morocco, 1751].
Maghrebi script. Decorated title page; title page text includes name of scribe: Moshe son of Menachem Monsonego, and the date: 5th Kislev 1751. The name of the writer is also incorporated in the border.
Musar Haskel and Ke'arat Kesef were printed together from the start, first in Fano 1504, and later in Venice 1578. This manuscript was copied from the Venice 1578 edition (as stated on the title page and in the colophon).
Headpiece and floral illustration on p. 10b. Inscriptions on final pages, with calculations of the civil calendar for 1583 and 1700.
[11] leaves. 14.5 cm. Fair–good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Marginal open tears, not affecting text. Inscriptions. New binding.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, MO.011.040.