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LOT 15:
The Renowned Sefer Mishlei Shu'alim by Rabbi Berachyahu HaNakdan. Berlin, 1756. Signature and Notation
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The Renowned Sefer Mishlei Shu'alim by Rabbi Berachyahu HaNakdan. Berlin, 1756. Signature and Notation
The renowned sefer Mishlei Shu'alim by the complete sage Rabbi Berachyah HaNakdan, beautifully reprinted. Berlin, 1756.
Mishlei Shu'alim is an anthology of parables composed and compiled by Rabbi Berachyah ben Natrona'i HaNakdan in the 13th century. Some of the parables appear earlier in the sources. The anthology consists of 107 parables with the fox depicted as a sly animal from whom people can learn important morals.
Rabbinic signature at the beginning of the sefer: Michel son of Rabbi Aryeh Leib of Lissa. The final leaf bears a very beautiful notation, in which the sefer is gifted as mishloach manot on Purim of 1866 "To my beloved friend, the shepherd among the roses, Rabbi Ya'akov Falk, from Yuzpa Edelstein. Additional notations.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Berachyah ben Natrona'i HaNakdan (also known as R' Kreshbihu HaNakdan).
61, 24 leaf. 16 cm.
Fine condition. Aging stains. Minimal worming perforations. Beautiful antique leather binding, partially detached, with a blemish at the edge of the spine.
