Bidspirit auction | ALDABI, MEIR. Shevilei Emunah [astronomical,

ALDABI, MEIR. Shevilei Emunah [astronomical, medical, ethical and kabbalistic encyclopedia]. Second edition. With ASTRONOMICAL DIAGRAMS. ff. 118. Couple leaves neatly remargined, few stains, stamps. Later sheep, recased and rebacked. 4to. Vinograd, Amsterdam 17. Amsterdam, Daniel de Fonseca, 1627. R. Meir Aldabi (c. 1310-c. 1360), was a grandson of the Ro’sh (Asher ben Yechiel). In 1348 he made his way from his native Toledo to Jerusalem where Shevilei Emunah, was completed. The work combines the author’s predilection for Kabbalah together with deep knowledge of philosophy, medicine and science. It contains ten sections entitled “Nethivim” (roads), subdivided into chapters, “Shevilim” (paths). The work was reprinted many times and served as a source of scientific information for generations. De Fonseca’s Hebrew press at Amsterdam was operative for only one year, during which time he printed just two Hebrew books.