“Elucidations by luminaries of great and lofty secrets that were revealed to a man … the prince of Torah, Rabbi Yosef Karo, z”l, as printed in Lublin, 1646.
Written by the scribe Ya’akov ben B’Sa’adiah ben Yeshua ben Shlomo HaLevi. Kabir (Yemen), 1689.
122 leaves. 20 cm. Beautiful clear Yemenite script.
On the last page: Detailed colophon with the name of the scribe, the place and date it was written: “This book was completed with Hashem’s mercy and kindness on Wednesday, the 14th day of the month of Iyar … 1689 … here in Kabir.
Such early Yemenite manuscripts with a title page and a complete colophon are extremely rare! The book by the “Maggid” to Rabbi Yosef Karo is not known to be among the classic texts to have arrived from Yemen.
Fine-very fine condition. Aging stains. Minimal worming perforations in the inner margins. Thick, high-quality paper. Mispaginated.