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Bidding Information
Lot #    14657
Auction End Date    6/13/2006 11:44:30 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Pirkei Avot
Title (Hebrew)    פרקי אבות
Author    [Avot]
City    Sulzbach
Publisher    Aaron
Publication Date    1717
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description		    14, [2] ff., 195:159 mm., light age staining, wide margins, lacks ff. 2-3. A good copy not bound.
          
Detailed
Description		    Avot in Judeo-German translation. Avot became a text for recital in the synagogue, it has been reproduced and reprinted more often than any other talmudic work. It is included in editions of the traditional prayer book. Since it furnishes teachings of what the Jewish sages considered fundamental aspects of life, and because these teachings were expressed in polished epigrams, Avot has been the best known talmudic treatise among non-Jews. It has been translated into Latin, English, French, German, Italian - probably into every language the prayer book has been translated into.
          
Reference
Description		    Vin. 86
        
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Listing Classification
Period
  
18th Century:    Checked
  
Location
Germany:    Checked
  
Subject
Other:    Avot
  
Characteristic
Language:    Judeo-German
  
Manuscript Type
  
Kind of Judaica