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Ot Emet – Collection of Glosses to Midrashim – Prague, 1624

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Ot Emet, glosses and references to various Midrashic books and Yalkut Shimoni, as well as the prayer book, by R. Meir Benveniste. Prague: Avraham son of Shimon Heide, 1624. Second edition.


Work comprising hundreds of emendations to the printed editions of Midrashic books (Mechilta, Sifra, Sifrei, Midrash Rabbah, Midrash Tanchuma and Yalkut Shimoni), as well as sections of the prayer service ("Seder Kedushah", with glosses copied from the Siddur of R. Shlomo Alkabetz), based on manuscripts and accurate versions.
The book was first printed in Thessaloniki, 1565, and the internal order in the present edition is somewhat different from the order in the first edition.
Inscriptions and signatures on title page, in ancient Ashkenazic script.


89, [1] leaves. 30.5 cm. Partially dark paper. Fair-good condition. Stains. Small open tears to title page and open tears to several additional leaves, affecting text. Light worming. Stamps. Early leather binding. Damage and tears to binding and spine.


Provenance: Estate of Prof. Ephraim Elimelech Urbach.

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Early Printed Books (17th and Early 18th Centuries)
Early Printed Books (17th and Early 18th Centuries)