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Chovat Halevavot by Rabbeinu Bahya – with Handwritten References. Mantova, [1559]
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Chovat Halevavot by Rabbeinu Bahya – with Handwritten References. Mantova, [1559]
Rare Basic Edition.
Sefer Chovat Halevavot, by Rabbeinu Bahya the Spanush Dayan ben Rabbi Yosef, translated by Rabbi Yehuda ibn Tibbon. An edition based on manuscripts.
This is the fourth, important edition of the famed book Chovat Halevavot,
One of the basic books of Jewish philosophy. This edition is the basis for most following editions and the corrections in this edition titled Sefarim Acherim were integrated into the text of the following editions.
[A.M. Haberman, "לחקר ספר חובות הלבבות ונוסחאותיו העבריות", Sinai, Year 28, 1951, pp. 318-321].
Throughout the entire book, there are many handwritten glosses of references.
On the title page, a stamp: "lewin s. bloch schaki"
On the title page and last page, a handwritten ownership notation of Shlomo Bar Menachem Wallich.
The Chatam Sofer used to teach a passage from the book Chovat Halevavot at the beginning of every lesson.
Mantova (Mantua), [1559]. Fourth edition.
103 leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Taping to the lower part of the second leaf. Some moth perforations. Quality paper.
A rare basic edition of a Sefer Yesod of Jewish thought with handwritten references.
