Bible: Tikun Sofrim: Impressive Edition with Copper Engraved Illustrations by Bernard Picart, Amsterdam 1726
Precise and proofread weekly
parsha and
haftarah with Ohr Torah glosses by Rabbi Menachem di Luzano. Published at the behest of Samuel Rodriguez Mendes, Moshe Zarfati di Gerona and David Gomez di Silva, it includes two exquisite title pages engraved by Bernard Picart; world famous artist.
Picart’s name is printed in the margin of the first title page. The second title page is for the
haftarah. This was one of the most prominent expenses of "Tikun Sofrim."
Published in Amsterdam, 1726, this copy does not include the Portuguese charts appended to some of the other editions.
The owner’s name is printed on the leather binding: Mordechai Ankave, 5499
Walmedona-Luntzer collection
[8] 2-327, [1], [328] – 446, [6] Leaves | Gilded pages, red leather binding | Scuffed back | Excellent condition | Exceptionally rare
