Bidspirit auction | Mishnah. Amsterdam, Proops Press, 1733.


Mishnah. Amsterdam, Proops Press, 1733. Two volumes. Rare - Six Orders [of the Mishnah] with Vocalized Text, with Indications of Accepted Halakhah and Explanations of Difficult Words. Amsterdam, printed by Proops, 1733. Two volumes. A vocalized edition of the Mishnah with rare and distinctive additions: whenever there is a dispute in a mishnah, an asterisk is placed next to the name of the tanna whose opinion is accepted as halakhah. In addition, difficult or uncommon words are marked, and at the end of each volume there is an alphabetical glossary explaining these terms. Each volume also concludes with a table titled Tikkun ha-Limud—a structured study plan of Tanakh, Mishnah, Tur, and Rambam, designed to complete the entire cycle within one year. The Bibliography Project records that it had not seen Volume II. In Otzar ha-Sefer ha-Ivri, Amsterdam no. 1415, only Volume I is listed, and in the Otzar ha-Sefer ha-Ivri CD-ROM it is noted that Volume II is exceedingly rare. Volume I: Zera‘im, Mo‘ed, Nashim. [2], 174 leaves, 19, [1] pages. The 19 pages include “Explanation of All Uncommon Words” and the Tikkun ha-Limud table. Volume II: Nezikin, Kodashim, Tohorot. [2], leaves 175–410, 19 pages of “Explanation of All Uncommon Words” and the Tikkun ha-Limud table. Condition: good. Age staining and minor wormholes. Original leather bindings, worn.