Scepher Aemunot sive liber De Capitibus Fidei auctore Celebri R. Schehadiah; principe olim Judaeorum in Persia
Amsterdam: Iosephum Ben Israel, 1647.
First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Good Condition. Item #045259
Contemporary vellum, soiled and worn, chipping to title and other page edges, corners creased, a few small paper repairs, one page with the corner torn off with loss of a little text, browning to edges and margins, old stamps to Latin and Hebrew titles and final verso. Just about good. 53 leaves.
Saadia Gaon (ca. 882-942) was an Egyptian born Judeo-Arabis scholar and polymath. This Scepher Aemunot, originally written in Arabic, was the first systematic treatise of religious Jewish philosophic literature Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; Inventory No: 045259.
Price: $500.00