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Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Sotah, Venice: Daniel Bomberg, 1520
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
Folio (13¾ x 9½ in.; 350 x 242 mm). collation: 1-68, 75=53 leaves, woodcut initial; water-staining in lower portion becoming wider toward end, inscription on title. Half vellum.
Literature
Vinograd, Venice 27; Haberman 22
Condition
Folio (13¾ x 9½ in.; 350 x 242 mm). collation: 1-68, 75=53 leaves, woodcut initial; water-staining in lower portion becoming wider toward end, inscription on title. Half vellum.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Sotah (Errant Wife), the fifth tractate in the order Nashim deals mainly with the laws concerning a woman suspected of adultery. According to the bible (Numbers 5:11–31), a woman suspected of adultery may, under certain circumstances be subject to an ordeal of jealousy. The tractate describes the various steps of the ordeal as well as the meal-offering which must accompany it.
Folio 43r. provides the only example of the inclusion of a printed diagram in the Bomberg Talmud. In all other tractates, Bomberg simply left a blank space in which an individual could insert a diagrammatic drawing.