Auction 9
Major Sale - Rabbinical Autographs, Rare Manuscripts, Printed Books and Judaica.
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Jun 25, 2023
16 Betzalel st. Jerusalem 94591, Israel
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LOT 142:
Manuscript Copy of a Polemical Karaite Book – "Emuna Amen" by Abraham ben Yeshiyahu of Jerusalem, Composed in 1712 ...
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Manuscript Copy of a Polemical Karaite Book – "Emuna Amen" by Abraham ben Yeshiyahu of Jerusalem, Composed in 1712, and hand-copied in 1756.
A handwritten copy of an early polemical Karaite sefer, "Emuna Amen", compiled by the Karaite Avraham ben Yeshiyahu of Jerusalem, and copied by Avraham ben Shmuel ben Benjamin (according to the colophon at the end of the manuscript).
The book deals with polemics, research, and philosophy on matters of faith and the mitzvot, and mentions several great Jewish commentators and halachic authorities.
For more information about the author the composition see:
1. S. A. Poznansky, The Goran, Vol. 8, pp. 58-75. On this treatise, see pp. 61ff.
2. Y. Mann, TEXTS & STUDIES, part two, p. 1428.
Composed in 1712; copied in 1756.
113 leaves. 21 cm. Very good condition. Thick and high-quality paper. Nice and eloquent handwriting. Bound in an antique and luxurious leather binding.
