Babylonian Talmud facsimile, Munich manuscript. Leiden, 1912.
577 Plates with photographs of the manuscript which was written upon parchment in 1342. This manuscript, preserved in Munich, is the only one in existence which contains the entire Babylonian Talmud from beginning to end.
This manuscript served as the basis for the book Dikdukei Sofrim by Rabbi Refael Natan Rabinowitz. The first Rishonim who viewed and used this manuscript were the author of Korban Netan'el, the Vilna Ga’on [who traveled in exile especially to see this manuscript] and the Chida.
Two volumes: [2], 1-293; [2], 294-577 leaves, facsimile plate-leaves printed upon both sides. 48X37 cm. Magnificent copy. Good condition. Few stains. Few minor tears. Gilded paper cut. Cloth bindings.
Attached to the facsimiles is an introduction book by Hermann Strack. Leiden, 1912. XLIII pages + [2] leaves. 29 cm. Good condition. Wide uncut margins.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman’s private collection.