Auction 33 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Responsa of “Maharitatz” - Venice 1694 – Signature of Rabbi Tebali Shayer, Rabbi of the Hatam Sofer

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Responsa of Rabbi Yom Yov Tzahalon [Maharitatz] Venice, 1694. First Edition.
Drawings of the Tabernacle and its Vessels, the Temple Mount, and the Third Temple on the titlepage and at the end of the Introduction. After the indexes it states “To enhance and to adorn the title page pleasantly in accordance with the printing students drew the Tabernacle and the Third Temple”.
Signature on title page: “Rabbi Tebali Shayer” – The Gaon Rabbi [Jacob Moses David] Tebali Shayer (Died 1783). In his youth served as Dayan in the Bet Din of the Pnei Yehoshua in Frankfurt-am-Main. From 1768 Av Bet Din of Mainz (Mayence), rabbi of the “Hatam Sofer” who studied for two years in the Mainz Yeshiva, managed by his son Rabbi Michal.
[9], 223, 25, leaves (pages 222/2 and 223/1 printed in reverse order). 29 cm. Good condition, stains, dampness marks.
Signatures and Dedications
Signatures and Dedications