Tuesday, February 17th, 2009...5:04 pm
Talmud May Fetch $40 Million at Sotheby’s
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“The world’s first printed edition of the Talmud — nine 16th-century volumes that gather centuries of rabbinic debate on Jewish law — is now on view at Sotheby’s in New York. The so-called Bomberg Talmud — named after its Christian publisher, Daniel Bomberg — was printed in Hebrew and Aramaic in Venice between 1519 and 1523. It’s one of the treasures among some 13,000 books in the Valmadonna Trust Library, which Sotheby’s says may fetch at least $40 million. The auction house is selling the collection privately.” more@ Bloomberg.com
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