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Maseches Zevachim – Talmud Bavli, Basel Print, 1580. - Talmud Bavli One of the early editions of the Shas printed after the burning of the Talmud in Italy. Maseches Zevachim from the Babylonian Talmud, printed in Basel (Basilea) by Ambrosius Froben, 1580. A significant edition among the earliest printings of the Talmud issued after the burning of Talmudic books in Italy in 1554–1555, during a period of strict Christian censorship. As a result, this edition contains changes and erasures in several places in the Talmudic text. [For this edition and its importance in the history of Talmud printing, see: Rabbi Raphael Natan Neta Rabinowitz, essay on the printing of the Talmud up to page 80.] A handsome copy, printed on thick, high-quality paper, with wide margins. New, elegant leather binding. Collation: 121 leaves. Size: 26 x 37 cm. Stains throughout the book. Apart from this, the copy is well preserved and in impressively good condition.