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Moses (Moshe)

Large 17th-century Torah manuscript of the Book of Leviticus, with "AN EYE FOR AN EYE, A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH"

495,00 €

Cole & Contreras Books

(Sitges, Spagna)

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Moses (Moshe)
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colemanuscripts judaica
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Descrizione

A large manuscript Torah scroll fragment on very fine vellum, beginning with Leviticus 23:39 and ending with Leviticus 25:32. The text begins by explaining the Feast of the Tabernacles and ends with a discussion of the Jubilee Year. It includes Leviticus 24:20, one of the most dramatic and best-known verses in the Bible, which the King James Version gives as: "Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again." Beautifully written in Hebrew calligraphy with numerous crowns (ketarim), by a sofer (professional scribe) . From Rome. Measures 51 x 44 cm. From about 1670. In excellent condition. A RARE AND IMPORTANT MANUSCRIPT.
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