[Midrashic anthology to the Bible]. Attributed to Shimon the Preacher of Frankfurt. FIRST EDITION WITH COMMENTARY “BRITH AVRAHAM” BY ABRAHAM GEDALIAH.

YALKUT SHIMONI.

Jedidiah Gabbai

Livorno

1650 & 1655

Complete in two volumes. Two titles, both with printer’s marks. Pictographic poem in the form of the Temple Candelabra on f.288r. of Vol. II. Additional unrecorded leaf f. 289 containing printers’ afterward on recto and index on verso.

Vinograd, Livorno 3 and 10 (noting ff. 288)

Born in Jerusalem, Abraham ben Samuel Gedaliah traveled to Italy and while in Livorno, worked as a proofreader in the printing works of Jedidiah Gabbai. He lists over 90 works that he utilized in preparing this commentary to the Yalkut, including hitherto unknown manscripts, amoung them, Rabbeinu Hillel’s commentary on the Sifra and Sifri. While in Italy, R. Abraham befriended Moses Zacuto, who wrote an introduction and laudatory poem in Volume II of this work.