THE BOOK OF DELIGHT

by Zabara, Joseph Ben Meir. Translated by Moses Hadas. Introduction by Merriam Sherwood

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Columbia University Press, New York, (1960), reprint.. 203 pp, 8vo, soft cover. "Out of the wit, the science, and the literary resources of Spanish Jewish society of the twelfth century comes this rich and revealing collection of stories and anecdotes...Written by Joseph Ben Meir Zabara, a learned phys. ician of that day, these tales are not only enjoyable to read, but reflect the literary, moral, and scientific beliefs of the influential Arabic-Jewish culture of the Iberian peninsula...There are stories of faithful husbands and faithless wives. , o f foxes and lions, of miracles and demons. Imbedded in these tales are medical discussions, bits of verse, and riddles that point up the attitudes of Zabara's society." Interior - Christmas gift inscription on first page, pages browning ligh. tl y , ot herwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - light edge wear, very small bump at bottom of spine, covers browning lightly, old price 'inked out' on fornt cover, spine falt and uncreased. Good..

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