Mishne Torah L'HaRambam, with Migdal Oz and Maggid Mishnah. Sefer HaMitzvot and Mada, Ahavah and Zemanim – to the end of Hillchot Shevitat Yom Tov. [Venice, 1550, Justinian Printing press].
Several glosses in Yemenite handwriting. In chapter 6 of Hilchot Berachot (pages 65/2-66/2 long glosses (more than 1000 words) in ancient oriental handwriting [typical of 16/17th century handwriting] where the copier writes the interpretations of "Moreinu Zekeini the Rabbi" chapter 6 of Hilchot Berachot [rules of Netilat Yadayim and Se'uda]. Written within the words: "…but the rabbi believes like the geniuses…and I have already extended about it in a response to a question. But as to Tevilat Yadayim we did not know the Rabbi's opinion, and I saw already someone who wrote that his opinion is to permit…” [In checks we conducted we could not find who the writer is and who is his elderly “Moreinu HaRav” author of the novellae, and it is
possible that the writing has never been printed – from the content of the words it is obvious that presented is a remnant of an important interpretation on the Ramban by one of the last Sephradis of the 16th century].
Missing pages at the beginning. 25-43, [1], 25-26, 1, 10-168 leaves (originally part 1 Mada-Kedusha: 43, [1], 25-26, 1, 10-389, [1] leaves). 38 cm. Fair-poor condition, wear and tears, spotting and worm damages. Glosses are damaged and lacking at the margins. Old binding, not ancient.
This edition, a competing copy to the Bragadin edition printed in the same year in Venice (see items 263, 333). Marco Antonio Justinian, who founded his printing press for Hebrew books five years earlier, in 1545, copied glosses by the Mahara”m of Padua printed by Bragadin. Mahara”m Padua – author of the glosses – turned to Polish sages and to his cousin Haram”a, and they prohibited the purchase of Justinian’s edition. This dispute between the two Christian printers led finally to the decree of burning books in Italy in 1553. See attached material.