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Yesod! A Unique Treasure - Mantova Bible with All the Magnificent Title Pages - with the First Edition of the Minchat Shai Commentary - Mantova, 1742-1744 - ”והנה ספר מנחת שי הוא אשר סמכו עליו כל רבותי והוא מוסמך ומפורסם בין חכמי הספרד”  [And the book Minchat Shai is the one all my Rabbis had relied upon and it is famed among the Sages of Spain] (Shut Chatam Sofer Yud, Siman 270).  Feast for the eyes - complete set of the Mantova Bible in two volumes - Torah, Neviim Rishonim, Acharonim and Ketuvim - with the first edition of the famed and foundational Minchat Shai commentary - Tthe Press of Chaim de Italia Harofeh - Mantova, 1742-1744. Stefansky Sifrei Yesod 523.  This edition contains a lovely half-title preceding each section . The title pages are illustrated with beautiful illustrations laden with spectacular details. The title page contains eight illustrations with a Hebrew caption featuring Moshe descending Mount Sinai, David playing the harp, the Splitting of the Red Sea, the sun standing still in Givon, Ester touching the scepter, Shlomo's Trial, Daniel in the Lion Den and the Dry Bones Vision. The second title page is partly with red lettering. This copy contains all eaight title pages! Many would agree that these title pages are in the top ten of Hebrew illustrated title pages! First edition of the Minchat Shai commentary by Rabbi Yedidya Shlomo Norzi, focusing on the grammar and the Masorah, a fundumental commentary for generations of printers, grammarians, editors and proofreaders.  Four sections with eight title pages, in two volumes.  Volume I:  Torah - [4], 142 leaves. (In the National Library, only [2] leaves of the first pagination appear).  Neviim Rishonim - [2], 80 leaves.  New binding. Moth damage. Fair condition.  Volume II:  Neviim Acharonim - [2], 98 leaves.  Ketuvim - [2], 54, 51, [1], 5 leaves. In the National Library, only [2] leaves of the fourth pagination appear.  New binding. Moth damage. Fair-good condition.