Lot 328
Ancient Glosses – Torah Commentary – Venice, 1544
Torah commentary by Rabeinu Bechayey Ben Asher. Venice, 1544.
Many ancient glosses, short and long, in ancient Ashkenazi handwriting (some chopped or faded). Comments are probably by a few writers.
Within the title decoration is an ancient signature: "Asher ben Shimshon Shapira known as Anshil of Neustadt". Glosses on leaf 51 are signed A"SH R. [The Maharna"sh Av-Beit-Din Horodna and Poznan author of "Imrei Shefer", son of Rabbi Shimshon Shapira Av-Beit-Din Poznan – maybe his brother or a relative?].
An additional signature on title page by "Ya'akov Bar Avraham from [Giginheim Yazinbach?]".
Signatures of a later period of the 1800's. Signature and censor's glosses, censor's ink stamp.
2-153 leaves. (Title missing), 30cm. Good-fair condition, stains and slight moth damages. New binding.
Friedberg wrote that the book printed in 1545, although colophon on last page reads "completion was on eve of Pesach 1544 here Venice".
