Pri Chadash, halachic novellae on the Shulchan Aruch, laws of Rosh Chodesh, Pesach, Yom Tov, Megillah and Gittin, and comments on some halachot in Sefer HaMada by the Rambam, by R. Chizkiah da Silva. Amsterdam: Netanel Foa, [1706]. First edition.
The sharp attacks in this book against the Beit Yosef and other leading authorities aroused a controversy which led to a ban on reading the book. By the next generation, the controversy had died down and the Pri Chadash was once again widely studied and respected.
Censorship inscription on last page.
[4], 74; 19, [1], 9 leaves. The leaf following the title page in the present copy (Portuguese dedication to Yaakov Ferrera) is not found in all copies. 31.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains. Small marginal tears to several leaves. Small open tear, affecting text of one leaf, as a result of ink erosion. Old binding.
CB, no. 5940, 37; Zedner, p. 336; Roest, p. 571.
