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LOT 63:
Four Sections of the Shulchan Aruch. Complete Manuscript with Original Binding. Yemen, 1695
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Sold for: $3,600
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2,500
Estimated price:
$5,000 - $7,000
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22%
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Shulchan Aruch by Rabbi Yosef Karo, four sections, copied by Meoded son of Saadya son of Yonah son of Gad Elchamati Elfatichi in Rada'a. Yemen, 18th of Tevet, 1695.
Specifications:[203] leaves, paper, 21x30 cm. Nice, Yemenite script.
Nice handwritten copy of the entire Shulchan Aruch according to the first edition printed in Venice, in 1565-1566. Without the "Haghaot HaRama," which was not accepted in Yemen. Handwritten text in two columns, titles of the simanim in large letters and with titles at the top of the page. The writer even copied the author's introduction. At the start of each section, the copier wrote a quasi-title page in large letters and with a corresponding verse, and at the end of Yoreh Deah there is a nice, small sketch.
Unique features: This is a complete, early handwritten copy of the Shulchan Aruch and is very rare - particularly with a detailed colophon.
Condition: Fine. No worming holes! Aging stains. A number of leaves are loose. The title page and the first and last leaves are detached with tears, primarily in the blank margins with blemishes to solitary words. Original, chafed leather binding.
