Leilão Bidspirit | Torah Novellae Handwritten by the

Torah Novellae Handwritten by the Gaon of his Generation, Rabbi David Oppenheim - Autograph of the work Ir David - important and unique sefer by the renowned gaon Rabbi David Oppenheim (the Rad”a) av beit din  of Nikolsberg and Prague, and chief rabbi of Moravia. Due to the precious value of this work as a manuscript by a gadol hador , the manuscript was separated at some stage and parts of it are currently in several public libraries around the world and in private collections. [Prague, early 18th century]. Not printed. Rabbi David called his sefer Ir David and the chapters are called batim (homes) - that is, the sefer is the city and its chapters are the homes in the city. Later on, he even divided the batim  into chadarim [rooms] - se'ifim - sections. This is the initial autograph, before the division into chadarim . (For more about this important work, refer to Michel, Ohr HaChayim , Frankfurt 1891). Leaf written on both sides. Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi David Oppenheim . [2] pp, 15.5x19.5 cm. 13 lines. Very fine condition. Tiny tears in the margins. New semi leather binding.