Commentary on Song of Songs and the Torah, Novellae and Sermons, Bound Manuscript and Additional Elucidations on ...

Commentary on Song of Songs and the Torah, Novellae and Sermons, Bound Manuscript and Additional Elucidations on Separate Leaves, by Rabbi Yehuda Leib of Braunschweig. 18th Century

Work on Song of Songs, the Torah, novellae and sermons according to kabbala by Rabbi Yehuda Leib of Braunschweig. Ashkenazic handwriting. 18th century. Never printed.

Specifications: 92 leaves, numbered 109-200. Text on both sides of the leaves. 17x21 cm. Thick paper.

Content: Work on Song of Songs [109-110], commentary on Song of Songs [117], large work on the Torah [117-182], novellae on Tractate Kiddushin [186-189], sermon "Dirshu Hashem B'Himatzo" [189-193], "sermon for the soul" [194-199] and "sermon for the soul with more elucidation" [199-200].

Unique Features: Organized and legible manuscript with solitary erasures and many marginal additions and comments by the author - indicating that he intended on printing this work. The work opens with a lengthy introduction from the author in which he states that he decided to write a commentary on Song of Songs since he was dissatisfied with all the commentaries on this sacred work that he had studied. The work has never been printed. The manuscript bears the stamp of the Ramsgate library.

Brunswick-Braunschweig is a city east of Hanover, in North Germany. This manuscript was written by Mahari"l Segal, rabbi of Braunschweig, as indicated in the colophon of the Mahari"l's elucidation of the Tehillim which was written in the same handwriting.

Condition: Fine-very fine. Minimal aging stains. Simple binding with gilt embossed letters.

Additional pages have been included with this bound volume:

* Introduction regarding the importance of Torah study and writing novellae and homilies. [3] pages, paper. 33x22 cm. With the author's marginal glosses.
Fine condition.

* [4] leaves, paper. Novellae and homilies, various sizes, fine condition.