Sefer Penei Raba Pney Rabba Pnei Rabbah
By Menasseh ben Israel
Original vellum. Only edition. An index to the essays of Midrash Rabbah on the entire Bible, by R. Menasseh Ben Israel. Concordance of Biblical verses recorded in the Midrash. [2], 53; [1], 25 leaves. Tiny, very old, owner's signature, in Hebrew, at the top left corner of title page: "Shmuel di Kesarish." A known author. Menasseh be Israel's first published work. The printing was subsidized by Menasseh's friends, Messrs. Ephraim bueno and Jonah Abarbanel. The work is prefaced by a commendatory poem of Isaac Aboab. Index for the commentaries dispersed throughout the Medrash Raba, arranged according to the order of the Torah, Prophets and Hagiographa. A special section for the five Megillot with a separate title page. Two parts in one volume, divisional title prior to Five Scrolls. Titles within typographical border, Last three leaves only have worming, and it only slightly affects the text. M. Steinschneider, C. B., col. 1646; Menasseh Ben Israel, 1604-1657, catalogus, Amsterdam 1957, number 4 page 4. Vinograd, Amsterdam 19. Fuks, Amsterdam 148. Silva Rosa 4. Amsterdam, Menasseh ben Israel, 1628.
Published by: Manasseh Ben Israel Press, Amsterdam, Holland, 1628
Vendor: Meir Turner
By Menasseh ben Israel
Original vellum. Only edition. An index to the essays of Midrash Rabbah on the entire Bible, by R. Menasseh Ben Israel. Concordance of Biblical verses recorded in the Midrash. [2], 53; [1], 25 leaves. Tiny, very old, owner's signature, in Hebrew, at the top left corner of title page: "Shmuel di Kesarish." A known author. Menasseh be Israel's first published work. The printing was subsidized by Menasseh's friends, Messrs. Ephraim bueno and Jonah Abarbanel. The work is prefaced by a commendatory poem of Isaac Aboab. Index for the commentaries dispersed throughout the Medrash Raba, arranged according to the order of the Torah, Prophets and Hagiographa. A special section for the five Megillot with a separate title page. Two parts in one volume, divisional title prior to Five Scrolls. Titles within typographical border, Last three leaves only have worming, and it only slightly affects the text. M. Steinschneider, C. B., col. 1646; Menasseh Ben Israel, 1604-1657, catalogus, Amsterdam 1957, number 4 page 4. Vinograd, Amsterdam 19. Fuks, Amsterdam 148. Silva Rosa 4. Amsterdam, Menasseh ben Israel, 1628.
Published by: Manasseh Ben Israel Press, Amsterdam, Holland, 1628
Vendor: Meir Turner
