Lot 128
ben Israel (Menasseh) De Creatione Problemata XXX, first edition, Amsterdam, by the author, 1635.
Hammer Price: £850
Description
ben Israel (Menasseh) De Creatione Problemata XXX, first edition, printer's device to title, contemporary ink noting to title and a couple of instances of underlining, one or two light stains, paper flaw to K¹ margin, small wormholes throughout, modern cloth, 12mo, Amsterdam, by the author, 1635.
⁂ The first of Menasseh's philosophical texts, focusing here on the Jewish notion of creatio ex nihilo. Following in the footsteps of Maimonides, Menasseh sought to disprove the Aristotelian notion of the pre-eternity of the world.
Description
ben Israel (Menasseh) De Creatione Problemata XXX, first edition, printer's device to title, contemporary ink noting to title and a couple of instances of underlining, one or two light stains, paper flaw to K¹ margin, small wormholes throughout, modern cloth, 12mo, Amsterdam, by the author, 1635.
⁂ The first of Menasseh's philosophical texts, focusing here on the Jewish notion of creatio ex nihilo. Following in the footsteps of Maimonides, Menasseh sought to disprove the Aristotelian notion of the pre-eternity of the world.
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