Auction 40
Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Sep 3, 2014
(Your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 103:
Two Leaf-Remnants of an Ancient Manuscript of the Zohar – 15th Century
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Sold for: $700
Start price:
$
500
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Two leaf-remnants of an ancient manuscript of the Zohar, removed from the Binding Geniza. Oriental writing, [Italy? 15th century].
A section of the Idra Rabba (Parshat Naso). Appears in the first edition (Mantua, 1458), in Part 3, Leaves 134/a-135/a.
The watermark matches the paper produced in Modena, Italy in 1435 (according to the Briquet Index 3984).
[4] pages. Approximately 28 cm. Major damages, varying condition among the pages (the two outer pages are legible whereas the inner pages are heavily damaged). Professionally restored. New binding.
