1750 – Hebrew Mishnah with Sefer Yetzirah – Israel Isserl | Venice Printing

A rare 18^th-century Venetian printing of a Hebrew Mishnayot with Sefer Yetzirah. This small, pocketsized edition was collected and edtied by Israel Isserl who provides explanatory notes and vocalizations of the Mishnayot. The mystical Sefer Yetzirah is included at the end. The Bragadin press of Venice was among the most respected Hebrew printers of early modern Europe, known for high-quality Hebrew texts.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: משניות עם נקודות… וספר יצירה (Mishnayot with vocalization… and Sefer Yetzirah)
• Author(s): traditional Mishnah
• Contributor(s): Israel Isserl, editor
• Publisher: Venice, Giovanni (Alvise) Bragadin
• Edition: ca.1750
• Binding: Full vellum
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Size:  5 in x 3.5 in (12.7 in x 8.9 cm)
• Collation: unpaginated
• Contents Include:
  • includes Seder Zeraim and Sefer Yetzirah
  • Hanhagot Yesharim
• Provenance: handwritten notes on blanks

Condition:

Good. Full vellum binding intact, spine and boards secure, text block firm. Pages show moderate toning and edge wear typical of 18th-century paper. Occasional fading of ink and handling marks; margins generally sound..

Why Collect This?

• Venetian Hebrew printing from the Bragadin press
• Includes both Mishnayot and Sefer Yetzirah in one volume

Item Number: # 29700