Masechta Bechoroth [Firstlings]. With commentary by Rash”i, Tosafoth, Ro”sh, etc

Estimate: $5,000–$7,000
Hammer price: $4,250

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(TALMUD, BABYLONIAN).

printer

Giustiniani

Place

Venice

Publication

1550

Description

FIRST EDITION OF MASORETH HA’TALMUD. Printer’s mark on title. Title letters historiated

references

Vinograd, Venice 389; Haberman, Adelkind 85; Mehlman 146; Rabinowitz, Talmud pp. 47-53

summary

One of the essential components of the Talmud is the Masoreth HaShas - parallel readings, printed alongside the margins of every page of the Talmud. This feature (originally entitled Masoreth HaTalmud) was first added to the Talmud by Joshua Boaz for the present Giustiniani edition of 1546-1551. It was later enhanced for the Frankfurt edition by Joseph Samuel of Frankfurt and again by Isaiah (Pick) Berlin

ff. 69. Some staining, pinhole marginal worming on final leaf. Modern gilt-ruled crushed-morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Tall folio

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