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Lechem Setarim (by Rabbi Yosef Taitazak) – Venice, 1608
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Lechem Setarim, commentary on Daniel and the Five Megillot by R. Yosef Taitazak. Venice: Zuan de Gara, 1608. First edition.
Published by R. Shmuel ibn Amram, who added his own novellae in several places.
The author, R. Yosef Taitazak – Maharit (1465-1546), of Salonika and Constantinople, an exile from Spain. He was a leading rabbi of his times, and studied together with his friend R. Levi ibn Habib for over 25 years in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Salonika. His disciples include leading Torah scholars, including Maharashdam, R. Shlomo Alkabetz, R. Moshe Alshich and others. The Beit Yosef studied in his yeshiva in Constantinople.
20 leaves. Approx. 18 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains to many leaves. Wear. Worming in many places, tears and open tears, to title page and other leaves, affecting title frame and text, repaired with paper. New binding.
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries