Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Manuscript, She'erit Yosef by Rabbi Yosef Ben Shem Tov with Commentary by Rabbi Daniel HaKohen – Morocco, 1794
Manuscript, She'erit Yosef, on leap years and the Jewish calendar, by R. Yosef ben Shem Tov, with a commentary by R. Daniel HaKohen. [Morocco], 1794.
She'erit Yosef was first published in Salonika 1521, and again with the commentary of R. Daniel HaKohen in Salonika, 1568. The main part of the work is a long poem on calculating leap years, with a commentary by the author R. Yosef ben Shem Tov ben Yeshuah Chai, and an additional commentary by R. Daniel son of R. Perachya HaKohen. It also contains other topics relating to the calendar.
The title page states: "She'erit Yosef, I wrote it in 1794, so says Moshe son of R. Maimon Maaravi".
Many textual variations in comparison with the printed version.
Leaves 14–15 in late script.
[1], [108] leaves. 15.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tears and open tears, primarily to first leaves, affecting text and border, repaired in part with paper. Title page detached. New leather binding.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, MO.011.044.