Code Civil et Penal du Judaisme [Hoshen Mishpat ; Choshen].

RARE French translation of "Choshen Mishpat" - the part of Jewish law that is pertinent to finance, torts, legal procedure and loans and interest, one of the four sections of an important Halakhic code, "Arba'ah Turim", compiled by Yaakov ben Asher (1270-1340). The translator, Jean de Pauly (1860-1903), also translated into French portions of Talmud and the first complete translation of the Zohar, for which he was criticised by Gershom Scholem for falsifying the book’s content. 180x125mm. 311 pages. Brown board Hardcover with cloth spine and corners. Gilt spine. Cover stained. Cover corners and spine edges slightly bumped. Spine gild partly faded. Some pages upper corner slightly bumped. Pages yellowing, whitepages and inner cover browning. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare translation of one of the most important treatises in Jewish law is in good condition.

Edizione: [series]: bibliotheque orientale elzevirienne - lxxi. traduit pour la premiere fois. sur l'original chaldeo-rabbinique. accompagne de notes et extraits des commentaires precede d'une lettre adressee a l'auteur au nom de sa majeste l'empereur de russie par jean de pauly [pavly]