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Rav Alfas - Sabbionetta, 1554 - Important Glosses by R. Avraham Yosef Shlomo Graziano, a Jewish-Italian scholar from the 17th century - Rav Alfas - Sabbionetta, 1554 - Important Glosses by R. Avraham Yosef Shlomo Graziano, a Jewish-Italian scholar from the 17th century Sefer Hilchot Rav Alfas, second part with all the commentaries. Sabbionetta: Tobias Foa, 1554. Copy of R. Avraham Yosef Shlomo Graziano, a Jewish-Italian scholar and maskil from the 17th century, prominent collector of books and manuscripts. With his signatures and glosses. Signature on title page: ”Ish Ger” (acronym of R. Avraham Yosef Shlomo Graziano). Good condition. Dampstains slight stains. This edition of Rav Alfas was printed during the decrees banning the Talmud in Italy, which began with the burning of the Talmud in Rome on Rosh Hashanah 1553. The decreed forbade the printing and studying of the Talmud, but Rav Alfas was permitted. It became the mainstay of Torah study in Italy during that time period, and was used to reconstruct passages of the (forbidden) Talmud. This edition therefore became one of the most important in its time. (For further information regarding the banning of the Talmud, see: Introduction to Chiddushei R. Moshe Kazes, Machon Yerushalayim, 1988; A. Yaari, The Burning of the Talmud in Italy; M. Benayahu, Hebrew Printing in Cremona, and others).