Auction 35 - Rare and Important Judaica
Sefer HaGoralot by Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra – Early Ashkenazi Manuscript, 16th Century, Unique Version, Different from the Printed Version
Opening: $4,800
Sold for: $6,000
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Sefer HaGoralot, by Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra. Handsome Ashkenazi handwriting from the 16th century [c. 1530].
Title at top of the manuscript: "The author said, I command the person who uses these lots for a query, only to ask if he wishes to hear a correct true answer". The chart of queries [luach ha'she'elot] is divided according to constellations and a chart of faces [luach ha'partzufim] is incorporated into it. This version is unique and different from the printed version and from that of other manuscripts of Sefer HaGoralot. The Ashkenazi manuscripts of this book from such an early time are rare; only three other manuscripts are known to originate at that time.
25 leaves. 19.5 cm. High-quality paper, good-fair condition, stains, wear (restored), fancy leather binding.
All the above was written according to the expert opinion of Yael Okun, the Manager of the Department of Hebrew Manuscripts of the JNUL. Dated by water marks on paper to 1531.
Title at top of the manuscript: "The author said, I command the person who uses these lots for a query, only to ask if he wishes to hear a correct true answer". The chart of queries [luach ha'she'elot] is divided according to constellations and a chart of faces [luach ha'partzufim] is incorporated into it. This version is unique and different from the printed version and from that of other manuscripts of Sefer HaGoralot. The Ashkenazi manuscripts of this book from such an early time are rare; only three other manuscripts are known to originate at that time.
25 leaves. 19.5 cm. High-quality paper, good-fair condition, stains, wear (restored), fancy leather binding.
All the above was written according to the expert opinion of Yael Okun, the Manager of the Department of Hebrew Manuscripts of the JNUL. Dated by water marks on paper to 1531.