Tractate Nedarim [vows]. With commentaries by Rash”i, Tosafoth, Ro”sh.

(TALMUD, BABYLONIAN).

Daniel Bomberg

Venice

1522

FIRST BOMBERG EDITION. Initial word floriated.

Vinograd, Venice 60; Haberman, Bomberg 51; Rabinowitz, Talmud pp. 35-42; Heller, Printing the Talmud pp. 135-154

Daniel Bomberg’s editions of 1520-23 formed the edito princeps of the Babylonian Talmud setting the standard pagination and layout to which almost all subsequent editions adhered: a section of the Mishnah text followed by its’ Gemara, the commentary of Rashi on the inner margin and that of the Tosaphists on the outer. The uniformity of pages in all published editions was of great practical use to Talmudic scholars, creating a standard for reference citation and serving as a symbol of the unity of the Jewish people which Talmud study across the ages has enhanced. This volume of the Talmud sold out quickly, necessitating a reissue the following year.