Hilchoth Shechitah / Hilchoth Bedikah...Beshailoth Uteshuvoth

MAPAZZIPICHO, ISAAC BEN JUDAH

Ancona

19th century

Skillfully illustrated by Jacob Israel ben Joseph Chaim Montefiore. Italian square Hebrew script. Hebrew text with Italian translation in a refined and florid hand. Two parts in one. Two titles, first with pen-and-ink illustration of a pair of fowl, second title with pen-and-ink illustration of a large-horned ox. f.2r of second part with colored illustration of the Lung (relating to the potential defects that would render the animal non-Kosher). Manuscript concludes with a pair of decorative colored tablets

A very finely produced manuscript. The Laws of Slaughtering and Inspection are set out in a schematic style by way of a question and answer format. The artistry is unusually proficient for a manuscript of this nature