Handwritten transcription from the book Pri Megadim by Rabbi Shmuel son of Alexander, with an index for the Choshen Mishpat section of the Shulchan Aruch, arranged in alphabetical order. 18th century.
Specifications: 144 leaves, paper. 10×15 cm. Oriental handwriting.
Unique Features: One of the owners wrote at the top: “The book Pri Megadim by the author of the Turei Zahav. ” This is followed by: “Says Yitzchak son of Rabbi Michael Badhav the Jerusalemite: The above writer was mistaken, and it is not by the author of the Turei Zahav but by Rabbi Shmuel son of Alexander.” The owner, Rabbi Yitzchak Badhav, was a rabbi and collector of books and hundreds of manuscripts in Jerusalem (passed away in 1947). Most of his library was purchased by the National Library in Jerusalem.
Pri Megadim on the Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat: And anyone looking for the source of any law will find it easily … by Rabbi Shmuel son of Alexander, published in the first edition in Frankfurt on the Oder, 1691.
Condition: Moderate-poor. Worming holes. Original leather binding with one original leather clasp.