Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah with the Commentary of the Gaon of Vilna - Horodna, 1806 - First Edition
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Ashlei Ravrevei, Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah, with the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna. Horodna, 1806. Title page printed in red and black.
In this edition, the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah was printed for the first time, based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna.
The classic commentaries, the Shach and the Taz, were not printed in this edition.
In his commentary, the Gaon of Vilna writes in extremely sharp terms of the Rambam's skepticism in regard to sorcery and incantations, even those mentioned in the Talmud, accusing him of being influenced by "the accursed philosophy". The original statement of the Gaon of Vilna only appears in this edition, in later editions his words were censored and moderated.
Ownership inscription on the title page of R. Naftali Tzvi Margolies, a Galician Torah scholar. Two brief glosses.
23, [1], 24-119, 122-176 leaves. Lacking leaves 120-121. 33 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Extensive worming, affecting text (with significant damage to final leaf and several other leaves). Minor open tears to several leaves. Margins of title page reinforced with paper. Leaves trimmed close to text, slightly affecting text in a few places. Stamp. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 749
In this edition, the commentary of the Gaon of Vilna on Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah was printed for the first time, based on the original manuscript of the Gaon of Vilna.
The classic commentaries, the Shach and the Taz, were not printed in this edition.
In his commentary, the Gaon of Vilna writes in extremely sharp terms of the Rambam's skepticism in regard to sorcery and incantations, even those mentioned in the Talmud, accusing him of being influenced by "the accursed philosophy". The original statement of the Gaon of Vilna only appears in this edition, in later editions his words were censored and moderated.
Ownership inscription on the title page of R. Naftali Tzvi Margolies, a Galician Torah scholar. Two brief glosses.
23, [1], 24-119, 122-176 leaves. Lacking leaves 120-121. 33 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Extensive worming, affecting text (with significant damage to final leaf and several other leaves). Minor open tears to several leaves. Margins of title page reinforced with paper. Leaves trimmed close to text, slightly affecting text in a few places. Stamp. New binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 749
The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples
The Gaon of Vilna and his Disciples