Minchah Belulah. On the Torah, First Edition. – Verona 1594
Minchah Belulah is an extensive commentary on the Torah, gleaned from various sefarim, with additions by Rabbi Avraham Menachem HaCohen Ashkenazi Rapa from Porto [from which originated the surname “Rappaport”], a Rabbi in the Italian cities of Cremona and Verona, .
On page 207b appears a large and impressive drawing of the Rappaport family coat of arms – a symbol of priesthood and below it an illustration of a raven (Rappe in ancient German is a raven), with the inscription: "Abraham Menachem bar Yaakov Hacohen Rappa, z”l, from Porto.”
The author is the father of the Rapaport family.
Verona 1594 First edition. One of the first books printed in Verona. Pages: [3], 208, [1]. Size: 18.8 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Tears in the inner margins of pages 49-50. Owners Signatures on title page. New half leather binding.
At the beginning of the sefer is a thousand-word introduction, with the letter beis appearing in every word!
Provenance: William L. Gross Collection.
