Binyamin Ze’ev – responsa by Rabbi Binyamin ben Matityah. Venice, Bomberg press. 1538. First edition. Lacking the title page and the following leaf. Handwritten author’s glosses.
The author, one of the gedolei Yisrael in the period between the Rishonim and the Acharonim, brought this work to print himself. This is his first book of responsa, printed in his lifetime. The author writes in the sefer that errors occurred while proofreading, and the author corrected these by hand. With supplements the author added by hand after the printing.
This copy contains handwritten glosses and comments on leaves: 73, 210, 260, 337, 338, 339, 405, 456 – especially lengthy gloss, 474, 501. There is no doubt that some of the glosses are in the author’s penmanship, as is known from other copies as well.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for a brief biography of Rabbi Binyamin ben Matityahu, known as Rabbi Binyamin Ze’ev of Orta .
Lacking: title page and the following leaf. Present here: 3-367, [2], 376-399, 399-575 leaf. 19 cm.
Moderate condition. Minimal worming perforations and tunnels. Simple binding, worn.