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Mishnah with “Nekudot HaKossef” – Mantua, 1777–1778 – Unique Edition with Halachic Ruling Marks. Six Volumes - Six Orders of the Mishnah with “Nekudot HaKossef, ” by Rabbi David Altaras, with a glossary at the foot of the pages. Mantua, printed by Rabbi Eliezer Shlomo d’Italia, 1777–1778. An interesting and distinctive edition of the Mishnah, printed in a special format designed for systematic, regular study. The title page states: “Divided into twenty-nine days, to study eighteen chapters each day, month by month.” This edition includes Rabbi David Altaras’ work Nekudot HaKossef, consisting of special marks incorporated into the text of the Mishnah, indicating passages in which the halachah follows that Mishnah or where the halachah does not follow it. In this manner, the author sought to add a practical halachic dimension to the study of Mishnah, enabling the student to note the halachic ruling while studying the text. A glossary explaining words and expressions is printed at the foot of the pages, assisting in understanding the language of the Mishnah. Monthly Study Cycle – Eighteen Chapters Each Day Another distinctive feature of this edition is the arrangement of the Mishnayot. The Six Orders were divided into a twenty-nine-day study cycle, with eighteen chapters designated for each day, enabling the completion of all Six Orders of the Mishnah every month. Alongside the study cycle, the edition includes prayers and passages of a kabbalistic nature. At the beginning of each Order is a prayer based on Kabbalah, intended to be recited before studying the Mishnayot of that Order. Additional works and prayers were appended at the ends of the volumes, including Sefer Yetzirah, a prayer of Elijah the Prophet of blessed memory, as well as a supplication customarily recited in Eretz Yisrael. These additions lend the edition the character of a comprehensive order of study combining Mishnah, prayer, and Kabbalah. Mantua Printing The Mishnayot were printed in Mantua at the press of Rabbi Eliezer Shlomo d’Italia, described on the title page with the honorific: “the distinguished physician, perfect in knowledge, our teacher Rabbi Eliezer Shlomo d’Italia, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him.” This Mantua edition stands out among eighteenth-century editions of the Mishnah for the distinctive format established for it – a monthly study cycle – as well as for the inclusion of Nekudot HaKossef, the glossary, and the kabbalistic prayers. An important and distinctive edition of the Six Orders of the Mishnah, featuring halachic ruling marks within the text of the Mishnah and a study cycle designed to enable completion of all Six Orders every month. Mantua, 1777–1778. Six Orders in six volumes. Zera’im: 78 leaves. Mo’ed: [1], 79–109, 109–158, 158–163 leaves. Nashim: [1], 166–252 leaves. Nezikin: [1], 254–281, 283–321, 323–362 leaves. Kodashim: [1], 364–421, 423–444, 446–465 leaves. Taharot: [1], 467–534, 534–587, 589–601 leaves. 17 cm. New cloth bindings. Housed in a matching cloth case. Attractive set in good condition. Aside from a few isolated wormholes in Seder Nezikin only, and a tear with loss to two leaves in Seder Taharot.