Bidspirit auction | Rare and special vellum binding.

Rare and special vellum binding. Shut Maharitz. Venice, [1694]. First Edition, in a beautiful Vellum binding. - Shut Rabbi Yom Tov Tzahalon. [Venice], [1694]. First edition.  4, 223, 25. [5] pages, 28 cm. On the title page an illustration of ”The form of the Tabernacle that the Jews made in the desert”, on the back of the title page ”The form of the Temple as seen by Yechezkel”, ”The Shulchan and Lechem Hapanim”, and the ”Menorah”. At the end of the introduction, an illustration of the Temple on the Temple Mount and the inscriptions: ”ציון הר קדשי”, ”בית קדשנו ותפארתנו אשר הללוך אבותינו היה לשרפת אש”. At the end of the Sefer it is explained that the students had added these illustrations to the Sefer ”to appropriately beautify and embellish the title page of the Sefer”. Ownership signatures on the title page including the signature of ”הצעיר מנחם פאדווה ס”ט”, ו”הצעיר יעקב בלא”א מ”ו כה”ר יצחק יוסף נוניס ואיס ז”ל ס”ט”. Red vellum binding with gilt decorations.  The 'Moharit Tzahalon' (ca. 1559-1619) Dayan, Rosh Yeshiva and Shadar, (fundraiser) one of the sages of Safed. A disciple of the ”Beis Yosef” and Hamabit who was ordained Moreh Hora'ah by the Holy Alsheich. Beautiful vellum binding, colored with gilt decorations, aging stains, good condition.