[Midrashic anthology to the Bible]. Attributed to Shimon the Preacher of Frankfurt

Second Edition. Complete in two volumes. Title with printer’s mark. On titles, stamps of former owner, Rabbiner Dr. J. Perles (see EJ, Vol. XIII, cols. 293-4). On final leaves, signatures of Church censors: “Fra. Hipp[olitu]s Ferr[arens]is purgavit, 1594”; “Revisto per mi F[rate] Luigi del Ordine de Sa[nto] Domenico, Agosto del 97”; “Reverend[issi]mus Heuesas d[e] officio Parmæ.” See Wm. Popper, The Censorship of Hebrew Books, pl. III, nos. 2, 5; pl. IV, no. 1 Vol I: 313, (1). Vol II: ff. 190. Vol. I lacking title; small portion of f.2 and all of f.8 provided in manuscript. Stained in places. Several sensitive passages struck by Church censor. Vol. I contemporary blind-tooled calf, rubbed. Vol. II calf-backed marbled boards. Folio Vinograd, Venice 519; Adams S-1153

Venice: Parenzo for Bragadin 1566