Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Sefer Yalkut Shimoni - Livorno, 1649 - the First Hebrew Book Printed in Livorno - Many Handwritten Glosses
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Sefer Yalkut Shimoni, with the commentary "Brit Avraham" by R. Avraham Gedalia of Jerusalem. First section on the Torah. Livorno, 1649.
Many handwritten glosses by several different authors (mostly until Parashat Vayikra). Some glosses in Italian Hebrew handwriting from the period of the original printing (ca. 17th-18th century), whose author adds explanations and additions to the original text, including explanations from other midrashim and their commentaries such as Ein Yaakov, Matnot Kehuna, Ot Emet, R. Mizrachi, Korban Aharon and others. Another commentator (ca. 17th-18th century) wrote glosses with variant texts. Several pages contain English notes from a later period.
550, [1] leaves. 31.5 cm. Most of the volume is in good condition. Stains. Large dark stain on the title page and the following pages. Large tears with damage to text in the margins of the title page. Several of the glosses are trimmed. Old binding with leather spine; worn.
This is the first Hebrew book printed in Livorno. (See Friedberg, History of Hebrew Printing in Italy, p. 85; M. Benayahu, Haskama u-reshut bi-defusei Venetsya, p. 64). This edition of the Yalkut Shimoni differs from previous editions in that the printer proofread and edited the book "according to ancient correct manuscripts", and added entire sections not previously found in the Yalkut Shimoni.
Many handwritten glosses by several different authors (mostly until Parashat Vayikra). Some glosses in Italian Hebrew handwriting from the period of the original printing (ca. 17th-18th century), whose author adds explanations and additions to the original text, including explanations from other midrashim and their commentaries such as Ein Yaakov, Matnot Kehuna, Ot Emet, R. Mizrachi, Korban Aharon and others. Another commentator (ca. 17th-18th century) wrote glosses with variant texts. Several pages contain English notes from a later period.
550, [1] leaves. 31.5 cm. Most of the volume is in good condition. Stains. Large dark stain on the title page and the following pages. Large tears with damage to text in the margins of the title page. Several of the glosses are trimmed. Old binding with leather spine; worn.
This is the first Hebrew book printed in Livorno. (See Friedberg, History of Hebrew Printing in Italy, p. 85; M. Benayahu, Haskama u-reshut bi-defusei Venetsya, p. 64). This edition of the Yalkut Shimoni differs from previous editions in that the printer proofread and edited the book "according to ancient correct manuscripts", and added entire sections not previously found in the Yalkut Shimoni.
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