Bidspirit auction | Rambam. Amsterdam Edition, 1702 [5462];

Rambam. Amsterdam Edition, 1702 [5462]; Numerous Extensive Handwritten Glosses - Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, Part III – Sefer HaHafla'ah, Zera’im, Avodah, Korbanot, Taharah. Amsterdam Edition, 1702 [5462]. Dozens of Handwritten Glosses. An important and carefully edited edition of the Rambam with commentaries, known as the ”Mikhtav Edition” (1702). This edition is considered the most accurate of all Rambam editions — a foundational version for most subsequent printings. Throughout this thick volume appear hundreds of lines of scholarly handwritten annotations [amounting to thousands of words], in Eastern script, likely from the 18th century. Most glosses are lengthy. The annotator mentions Mahara”Ch [Rabbi Chaim Alfandari], Mahari Razanis, Mahari Chavilo, and others. Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod, p. 48. Details: 368, [9] leaves. Without title page and without diagrams. 35 cm. Condition: Moderate. Important stamps. Some aging stains. Binding detached.