Auction 100 – Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection
Responsa Mahari Weil and Nimukei Maharam Merseburg – Venice, 1549 – First Edition – Signature of Rabbi Yaakov Shamash, Teacher of the Chatam Sofer
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Responsa by R. Yaakov (Mahari) Weil and Nimukei Maharam Merseburg. Venice: Cornelio Adelkind, 1549. First edition.
Colophon on last leaf: "The labor was completed in Sivan 1549 with careful proofreading by R. Meshulam known as R. Kafman, who proofread the book and revealed hidden things for the public good".
Ownership inscription on title page: "…Yaakov Shamash, 11th Cheshvan, 1754".
R. Yaakov Shamash (d. 1785), a leading Torah scholar of Frankfurt am Main before the Haflaah began to serve as Rabbi; served as Rabbi and head of the Beit Din of the Frankfurt Kloiz and great Beit Midrash (the fourth signatory on the letter of Frankfurt rabbis on the "Cleves Get"). He was one of the teachers of the young Chatam Sofer, who refers to him as such in his writings.
115 leaves. Approx. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small marginal open tears to title page. Old binding, with leather spine. Wear and damage to binding and spine.
CB, no. 5183,1; Zedner, p. 278; Roest, p. 431.
Early Printed Books – Italy
Early Printed Books – Italy