Amtachath Binyamin [encyclopedia of halachic concepts]

Estimate: $3,000–$5,000
Hammer price: $11,000

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author

ARVATZ, RAPHAEL BINYAMIN

Place

Jerusalem

Publication

1831

Description

Manuscript in Hebrew, written in semi-cursive Sephardic hand on paper. Two decorated title pages.

summary

Unpublished manuscript written and edited by the author’s son, R. Shmuel Yehuda Arvatz. An encyclopedia of halachic concepts prepared alphabetically, this volume contains the letters Aleph through Mem. The second and concluding volume, written by the same scribe in 1834, is presently found in the Benayahu Collection, Jerusalem (no. G23

ff. 259. Variously worn and stained, several leaves frayed, taped repairs with some marginal loss in places, Contemporary boards, Folio.

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