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Tur Yoreh Deah with Beit Yosef – Venice, 1564 – Second Edition, Printed in Lifetime of Author Rabbi Yosef Karo
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Tur Yoreh Deah, with Beit Yosef. Venice: Giovanni Griffio, 1564. Second edition of Beit Yosef, printed in the lifetime of the author R. Yosef Karo.
Ownership inscription on title page, partially deleted with ink.
Glosses, notations and inscriptions within text and on margins.
Censorship expurgations.
[23], 398 leaves. Lacking [8] index leaves at beginning of book. After index appears [1] blank leaf. 34.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Much worming, affecting text in many places. Tears and open tears, including large open tears around margins of title page, not affecting text, repaired with paper filling. Stamps, partially deleted with dark ink. New binding.
On last leaf, signatures of censors Domenico Gerosolimitano (dated 1598) and
Vincentius de Matelica.
Vincentius de Matelica.
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries
Early Printed Books – 16th-17th Centuries