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Lot 10:
Sefer Gidulei Terumah by Rabbi Azarya Piccio, commentary on the ancient Sefer Haterumot by Rabbi Shmuel ben Rabbi Yitzchak Haspharadi, an important book on Halachic Psikah which is referred to many times by Maran the Beit Yosef and other Poskim
Sefer Haterumot itself was printed much earlier yet now was printed for the first time with the commentary around it by order of the commissariat of Sir Yunani Windramin, Francesco Vizzori press – first Edition Venice, 1643. [6], 382 leaves.
In the National Library, the book appears in the Rare Book Collection. Stefansky Sifrei Yesod no. 228.
On verso of the title page, a fine poem in honor of the author of Sefer Haterumot. At its end, a poem with an acrostic of the names of the four artists involved in the printing of the book. Original parchment binding. Thick, quality paper. Fine margins. Stains. Some moth perforations and damage. Tears and folds to the first and last leaves. Professionally restored title page. Good overall condition.
In side the book, ownership stamps and glosses of the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Berlin, the son of the Natziv of Volozhin. In addition, 2 significant glosses in earlier script and many corrections and references.
Notations on the front flyleaf: "אברהם" "יצחק יעקב". On the title page, notations of Yom Tov.
On the back flyleaf, several ancient notations with the names "יצחק אייזיק… ליפשיץ"?. An ancient signature: "להמופלג מ’ ליפמאן ברלין-?" – the Natziv of Volozhin had a brother with such a name and possibly, he owned the copy, which was then passed on to his nephew, Rabbi Chaim Berlin, who also signed it. "מוהר"ר דוד נ"י נחמיה בלא"א מוהר"ר נפתלי הערץ…" ?. "אברהם במ’ נחמן שטערן" ?.
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