Masechta Sukah.

(TALMUD, BABYLONIAN).

Michael Gottschalk & Daniel Jablonski

(Berlin / Frankfurt a/Main)

1722

With device on title-page featuring coronet above the letters “FR” (Fridericus Rex). Signature and inscription of Nathan Bamberger on front and rear endpapers.

A scarce, miniature Gemara. “This enigmatic pocket edition of Tractate Sukah fits comfortably into the palm of a hand. It is the smallest recorded printed talmudic tractate. It does not include any commentaries, an indication that this edition was printed under the influence of the Maharal of Prague” - who emphasized the fundamental importance of regularly reviewing one’s studies; mastering the text, before proceeding to a more advanced focus on the commentaries. See Yeshiva University Museum Catalogue, Printing the Talmud: From Bomberg to Schottenstein (2005) pp. 260-61; M. Heller, An Enigmatic Tractate, in: Printing the Talmud: A History of the Individual Treatises Printed from 1700-1750 (1992) pp. 191-96.