Monday, November 9th, 2009
730-year-old Torah scroll @ Sotheby’s
“The oldest complete Spanish Torah scroll will be up for sale at Sotheby’s Judaica auction on November 24. The scroll, the only Spanish Torah to include the kabbalistic traditions of curved letters, has an estimated worth of $300,000-$500,000.
The scroll is written in typical 13th-to-14th century Central Northern Spanish style Hebrew script. Reisman points specifically to […]
