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Maavar Yabok – First Edition – Mantua, 1626
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Maavar Yabok – First Edition – Mantua, 1626
Maavar Yabok, laws concerning death and bereavement, confessions and prayers, ethical and kabbalistic matters, by the kabbalist R. Aaron Berechiah of Modena. Mantua: Yehudah Shmuel of Perugia, [1626]. First edition.
Divided into four sections: Siftei Tzedek, Sefat Emet, Siftei Renanot and Anan HaKetoret (the fourth section is comprised of three parts: Seder Pitum HaKetoret, Korban Taanit and Minchat Aharon).
On verso of title page, inscription in Italian, dedication in the merit of a deceased person. On margins of leaves 39 and 43, lengthy additions in square Italian script (partially trimmed).
The author, R. Aharon Berechiah of Modena, author of Maavar Yabok (d. 1639), leading kabbalist and spiritual leader in Italy. Disciple of the renowned kabbalist R. Menachem Azariah (Rama) of Fano and R. Yisrael Sarug. He is renowned for instituting prayers and customs accepted throughout the Jewish world and for his book Maavar Yabok, a classic work reprinted in dozens of editions and quoted extensively in books of halachah and customs.
40 leaves, 41-55 pages, 57-84 leaves; 1-146, 149-162, 155-172 leaves. Leaf 16 of first sequence is blank. 19 cm. Fair condition. Many stains, including dark dampstains and traces of former dampness, with many mold stains. Wear. Tears and open tears, slightly affecting text, partially repaired with paper. Margins of leaves repaired with paper in several places. Several leaves and gatherings loose and detached. Stamp. Old, worn binding, loose, without spine.
