Bidspirit auction | TALMUD YERUSHALMI. CRACOW 1609. COPY
TALMUD YERUSHALMI. CRACOW 1609. COPY OF R. YOSEF OPPENHEIM. ALL FOUR PARTS IN ONE VOLUME. UNIDENFIFIED RABBINICAL SIGNATURES! - Complete set of Talmud Yerushalmi with a brief commentary by R. Dovid Darshan. This is the second edition of The Talmud Yerushalmi and the first edition with a commentary. With four separate title pages at the beginning of each of the four orders. The first word of each of the orders within an elaborate woodcut. Comprises: Zera’im, Moed, Nashim and Nezikin, the latter being titled “Sefer Yeshuos”. The Jerusalem Talmud is a collection of rabbinic notes on the second-century Jewish oral tradition known as the Mishnah. The Jerusalem Talmud was compiled in Eretz Yisroel, and was completed sometime around 400. It precedes its counterpart, the Babylonian Talmud by about 200 years and is written in both Hebrew and Aramaic. R. Dovid Darshan was the author of the Peirush Kotzar to this edition, citing his name in the commentary to Maseches Nazir (chapter 6, #1; page 54b) . Born in Cracow (circa 1527) he was a Talmid of the ReMA, the MaHaRSHaL and others. Signature of R. Yosef Oppenheim, Av Beis Din of Holesov (d. 1739). R. Yosef Oppenheim was the only son of R. Dovid Oppenheim and son-in-law of R. Shimshon Wertheimer, Av Beis Din of Vienna. Additional unidentified rabbinical signatures and small glosses (partially cut). (Stefansky classics 112). Prostitz press. 65, 83, 66, 51 pages. Overall fine condition, some worming, staining and professional repairs. A few pages closely shaved, very slightly affecting text. Modern leather binding. Opening bid $1500