The Disputation

Anonymous. The Disputation. Salford: Scholarly Publications, 1972. First edition. Octavo (9″ x 6″). xvi, 332pp. Bibliography. Original magenta illustrated wrappers, lettered in white, over dark red cloth, with gold lettering on front cover and spine. Blind-stamped borders and decoration on front board. Illustrated with a woodcut frontispiece and 4 pages of b/w photos related to the Holy Shroud of Turin. Bottom of front panel of d.j. lightly rubbed & creased. Blank endpapers with some offset browning.

In the Middle Ages, Jews were often compelled by the Church to engage in religious disputes. In 1263 Moses ben Nachman, the leading Rabbi of his time, was summoned for this purpose before Jayme I of Aragon. He defended himself so well that the king dismissed him with a gift of 300 maravedis. In this work, the author assumes his mantle and the counter attack is projected into the present. Very good in very good dust jacket. Hardcover. (51555) $75