Auction 11
Rare Hebrew Books & Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters and Judaica
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Dec 24, 2023
Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 9:
Me’ein Ganim. Venice, 1553. Single Edition. A very Rare miniature.
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Sold for: $4,200 (₪15,120)
Price including buyer’s premium and sales tax:
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5,439 (₪19,580.40)
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Start price:
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1,000
Estimate :
$2,500 - $4,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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Item Overview
Description:
Me’ein Ganim. Venice, 1553. Single Edition. A very Rare miniature.
Unique book, teaching how to compose letters. 50 letters for all occasions. By Rabbi Shmuel son of Rabbi Elchanan Yaakov Archivolti.
Rabbi Shmuel Elchanan Yaakov Archivolti (1530-1611) was an Italian Jewish writer, grammarian and poet. He served as Rosh Yeshiva, Av Beit Din and Community Secretary in Padua. Rabbi Shmuel purportedly also lived in Bologna and Venice where he was active as a proofreader. Rabbi Shmuel studied under Rabbi Meir Katzenellenbogen. His leading disciple was Yehudah Aryeh of Modena.
Venice, 1553.
Single edition.
46 leaves. 14.5 cm. Miniature. Very good condition. Beautiful, new, leather binding.
Unique, antique and rare grammar book. Not seen in its complete form in Auctions.
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