Bidspirit auction | Sefer Mitzvot Gadol. First Edition

Sefer Mitzvot Gadol. First Edition with Rabbi Isaac Stein's Elucidations. Venice, [1547]. - Sefer Yesod printed by Bomberg.  The great book of Rabbeinu Moshe of Coucy, one of Ba'alei Hatosafot and one of the leading Rishonim.  Sefer Mitzvot Gadol is an adaptation of Rabbi Moshe's sermons.  The book is divided into two: Mitzvot Asseh and Mitzvot Lo Ta'asseh. The Rambam was a central source for Rabbi Moshe and he quotes him on almost every page of the book, although the Rambam's name is not always referred to explicitly. The book also refers to the words of Chazal and Rishonim of France and Germany.  In his introduction to the book, Rabbi Moshe ascribes the writing of the book to a Divine command he was given in a dream he dreamt, by which he was ordered to divide the book into two sections: one dedicated to Mitzvot Asseh and the other to Mitzvot Lo Ta'asseh.  Sefer Mitzvot Gadol was considered a central Psikah book until the publishing of the Shulchan Aruch. Based on Rabbi Yosef Karo's introduction to his book the Beit Yosef, Rabbi Moshe was included in the list of eight rabbis most appreciated by Rabbi Yosef Karo. The book was widely distributed among medieval Jewish communities. Several commentaries were written on the book, among others by Rabbi Yosef Kolon, Rabbi Eliyahu Mizrachi (the Re'em), the Maharshal and more. Rabbi Yitzchak of Corbeil wrote an abbreviated version of the book titled Sefer Mitzvot Katan. Rabbi Moshe ben Yaakov of Coucy, one of Ba'alei Tosafot in the 13th century : his maternal grandfather was Rabbienu Chaim Hacohen, one of the leading disciples of Rabbeinu Tam; his father was also one of Ba'alei Hatosafot. Rabbi Moshe used to travel from city to city among the cities of France, as a Darshan and preacher. The Chida in his book Shem Hagedolim, notes in the name of the Maharshal a tradition by which Rabbi Moshe was an expert on dream interpretation. Following a Divine revelation or calculation of the time of Redemption, Rabbi Moshe moved to Spain in 1236, four years before the end of the fifth millennium to the creation of the world by Jewish tradition, a time that was full of hope for the coming of the Messiah and Redemption. In Spain too, he travelled from city to city, preaching about the observation of the Mitzvot. His sermons in Spain formed the basis of his famed book Sefer Mitzvot Gadol.  Rabbi Yitzchak Isaav Stein (d. 1496) : one of the Poskei Halacha in Germany of the 15th century, a contemporary of the Mahari Bruna and the Maharik. Was famed for his glosses on the Sefer Mitzvot Gadol. A large part of his lessons was dedicated to SEfer Mitzvot Gadol. His son recalled that in his father's Sefer Mitzvot Gadol were notes with his Chidushim and on their basis, he edited before his passing his commentary on the book. The comments that were printed are only some of what he had authored. His words are often introduced in religious literature in general and halachic literature in particular. His son, Rabbi Avi Ezri, followed in his father's footsteps and also delivered lessons on Sefer Mitzvot Gadol, some of which were added to his father's comments.  Venice, [1547]. The Press of Daniel Bomberg. Sefer Yesod. First edition with Rabbi Isaac Stein's elucidations.   316 leaves. Separate title page for each section. Good overall condition. Thick paper. Some taping to the first leaves of the book and the last one. Mold stains on the margins of the first twenty leaves.  Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 214.