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Sefer Yesod on Choshen Mishpat Sefer HaTerumos Prague, 1605 * Comprehensive halachic work on monetary matters by Rabbi Shmuel Hasardi, one of the 13th-century Spanish Rishonim. Sefer HaTerumos is fundamental to the study of the laws of Choshen Mishpat. The author of Gidulei Terumah writes in his preface that “the vast majority of laws cited in Choshen Mishpat are derived from the work of the Baal HaTerumos.” Rabbi Efraim Zalman Margalios wrote in his approbation to Gidulei Terumah (Zolkova, 1809) that “Sefer HaTerumos is the source of the majority of the Tur in Choshen Mishpat.” Indeed, Sefer HaTerumos is cited by the greatest of the Rishonim, among them Rabbeinu Yerucham, the Tashbetz, Rivash, and others, and is quoted hundreds of times in the Beis Yosef and Shach on Choshen Mishpat. This is the second edition of the sefer, in which marginal references were added for the first time. It was printed from a manuscript different to that of the first edition printed in Salonika, 1596 (see more on this in the introduction to the Machon Yerushalayim edition). It is the first edition printed in the lands of Ashkenaz, and regarding it, the Gidulei Terumah, the leading commentator on Sefer HaTerumos, writes in his introduction: ”Necessity compelled its printing, once and again [referring to Sefer HaTerumos], also in the Western lands of the sages of Ashkenaz and Poland, who are renowned for their fine discernment in appreciating the works of halachic sefarim and the most distinguished among them.” Rabbi Shmuel Hasardi (circa 1190-1255) was from the city of Sardinia, Spain. He corresponded extensively with the Ramban and cites his teshuvos frequently in his sefer. He also cites Rishonim from Provence, among them the Raavad, Baal HaEshkol, the Raza”h and others. Prague, 1605. Second edition, with variations from the first edition. Page Count: 105 leaves. Condition: Good, a few stains. A tiny hole at the bottom of the title page. Attractive new leather binding. Ownership signatures and stamps.