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Sefer Keritot – Cremona, 1557 – Fine Copy
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Sefer Keritot, Talmudic methodology, by R. Shimshon of Chinon. Cremona: Vincenzo Conti, 1557.
Second edition with corrections. The publisher writes on the title page that the previous edition (Constantinople, 1516) was flawed, and the current edition is corrected and emended.
Ownership inscriptions on title page, including one (deleted) in early Ashkenazic script. On p. 58a, ownership inscription in early Ashkenazic script.
Censorship inscriptions on last leaf (date of one trimmed).
73 leaves. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. New, elaborate leather binding.
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Early Printed Books – 16th and 17th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 16th and 17th Centuries