Mishne Torah L'HaRambam, Hafla'ah-Nezikin - Venice, 1550-1551 - Disputed Edition that Preceded the Burning of the ...

Mishne Torah L'HaRambam, Hafla'ah-Nezikin - Venice, 1550-1551 - Disputed Edition that Preceded the Burning of the Talmud in Italy
Mishne Torah L'HaRambam, with Migdal Oz and Magid Mishne. Sefer Hafla'ah, Zera'im, Avodah, Korbanot, Taharah, and Nezikin. [Venice, 1550-1551. Justinian printing press].

This edition is a rival copy of the Bragadin edition printed in the same year in Venice. Marco Antonio Justinian, who founded his printing press for Hebrew books five years earlier in 1545, copied glosses by the Maharam of Padua printed by Bragadin. The Maharam Padua, author of the glosses, applied to Polish sages and to his cousin the Rama and they prohibited the purchase of Justinian's edition. This dispute between the two Christian printers finally led to the decree of burning books issued in Italy in 1553.  

394-585 leaves. 36.5 cm. Missing title page 

Condition varies, poorly-damaged. Most pages are in fair-poor condition. Stains. Tears. Moth damage. No bindings.