Bidspirit auction | Iggerot u-Teshuvot of the Rambam.


Iggerot u-Teshuvot of the Rambam. Amsterdam, 1712. - Letters, inquiries, and responsa of “the great luminary, the western light, our master and teacher Rabbeinu Moshe Maimonides, of blessed memory … with, at the end, an appended biography of Rabbi Rambam, of blessed memory.” The volume includes letters and questions addressed to him by “the sages of France, Spain, Yemen, and Babylonia, ” as well as “the ethical will he bequeathed to his son, Rabbi Abraham.” Amsterdam, 1712. Printed by Shlomo son of Yosef Katz Proops. On the front endpaper: an early dedication by Rabbi Moshe Levi of the holy congregation of Schopfloch. On the rear endpaper: marginal notes relating to the Rambam’s letters, possibly in the hand of Rabbi Chaim Schwartz, Av Beit Din of Hurben, whose stamp appears on the title page. [1], 58 Leaves. 15.5cm