Midrash Rabba. with important Commentaries. Amsterdam, 1725
Midrash Rabba on Chamishah Chumshei Torah and Chamesh Megillos with four commentaries printed on the page together with the Midrash:
Matnos Kehunah by Rabbi Yissachar Ber ben Rabbi Naftali Katz
Yedei Moshe by Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Hellin Ashkenazy
Zera Avraham by Rabbi Avraham of Galuga, son of the author of Yedei Moshe
Mishnas Rabbi Eliezer by Rabbi Eliezer of Pintchov
This edition of Midrash Rabba was the first printed with the Zera Avraham and Mishnas Rabbi Eliezer commentaries.
nice copy, encased in wood with antique leather binding.
The first leaf features an illustrated title page, which is undoubtedly one of the most exquisite title pages and products of the Amsterdam Jewish press. The title page features spectacular copperplate illustrations of figures and episodes in Tanach among them Moshe and Aharon, Yaakov’s dream, Dovid playing a harp and more.
Amsterdam, 1725. Aaron de Solomon Antonis Press. [3], 109, [100] 30-246, 35 leaves. Page Size: 34 cm. Description: Contains impressive approbations, among them one signed by Rabbi Naftali Katz, author of Semichas Chachamim. Condition: The margin of the title page has minor restoration, and binding slightly worn with remnants of original clasps. Provenance: Bill Gross Collection.
