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Rare 14th-century Hebrew Bible will hit the auction block at Sotheby’s

JL;DR SUMMARY A rare 14th-century handwritten Hebrew Bible from Toledo, Spain, adorned with elaborate calligraphic art and micrographic Masorah, is set to be auctioned at Sotheby's New York, with an estimated value of $1.5 to $2.5 million. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Hebrew BibleJudaicaTanakhJewish ManuscriptsSotheby's Auction14th CenturyToledo SpainMicrographic MasorahJoseph Ben Judah Ibn MerwasJewish Scribe

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New York, United States
"A rare, 14th-century handwritten Hebrew Bible from Spain will hit the auction block at Sothebys New York this month."
Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
"The Bible hails from Toledo, Spain, an ancient city known for its significant Jewish community prior to the expulsion of Jews from the country in 1492."
Italy
"and another Hebrew Bible, this one printed in Italy in 1492, during the first days of the printing press."

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