R. Joseph Gikatilla's Commentary to Ezekiel's Chariot/ / Perush ha-Merkavah
Los Angeles: Cherub Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 108pp. [3]. Printed white dust jacket with black lettering on the covers and spine. Dark blue textured buckram boards with gilt lettering on the Hebrew-language cover and the spine. An intriguing examination of Spanish kabbalist Rabbi Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla's (1248-1405) commentary on the the seminal first chapter of the biblical book of Ezekiel, which is considered a foundational text for the early Jewish mystical school known as Merkavah mysticism. Volume 5 from the series "Sources and Studies in the Literature of Jewish Mysticism". Text throughout in Hebrew, with additional title page, publication information, table of contents, and an abstract in English. Dust jacket with minor rubbing and creasing along the top edge. Dj in very good+, binding and interior both in near fine condition overall. vg+ to near fine. Item #47333
ISBN: 0964097214
Hebrew title: פירוש המרכבה לר׳ יוסף ג׳קטילה.
Price: $125.00