Collection of Manuscripts – Laws of Shechita – Yemen

Collection of Manuscripts – Laws of Shechita – Yemen
Collection of five manuscripts, books on the laws of shechita, [Yemen, 18th/19th century].
· Manuscript, Yemin Moshe with Kitzur Zove'ach Todah and Etz Chaim. Tan'am, Yemen. 1895. At the beginning and end of the volume: responsa, compilations and various novellae.
Scribe's colophon (Leaf 78/a), Rabbi "Yosef ben Avraham Tan'am", who wrote the book for "Sachar ben Shalom". Written at the beginning of the composition (Leaf 4/a): the author of Kitzur Zove'ach Todah is "Ben to A.A. Shalom, ben Rabbi Avraham". [the book Kitzur Zove'ach Todah is only in manuscript form and has never been printed. Most records attribute the composition to the Maharitz – Rabbi Yichye Tzalach author of Zove'ach Todah, but according to this inscription, the book was seemingly written by someone else, possibly, two compositions with identical titles]. [96] leaves. 17.5 cm. Poor condition, major worming. Leather binding, damaged and torn.
· Manuscript, compilation of compositions on the laws of shechita: Hilchot Shechita L'HaRambam with Hebrew commentary; Perush Hilchot Shechita, Sha'arei Kedusha, Yemin Moshe. [Yemen, 19th century]. Bound in this volume are manuscript fragments from several compositions by various copiers. [196] leaves. 16 cm. Fair condition, stains and wear, worming. Detached leaves. Damaged leather binding.
· Manuscript, Hilchot Shechita L'HaRambam, with Judeo-Arabic commentary, and response in Judeo-Arabic. Compilations, Azharot and Te'amim. [Yemen, 19th century]. [105] leaves. (Lacking at beginning). 16 cm. Fair condition, considerable wear and stains. Unbound detached leaves (various sizes). Detached leather cover.
· Manuscript, Hilchot Shechita L'HaRambam, with long scholarly commentary. Seder Brit Milah, Nisu'in and Seder "Sof Ha'Adam" [burial and eulogy customs]. Laws of shechita in Judeo-Arabic. Fine writing, halachic marginalia. [Yemen, 19th century].
[171] leaves. (Lacking at beginning and end). 16 cm. Good-fair condition, wear and stains, worming. Damaged fabric binding.
· Manuscript, Yemin Moshe, Laws of Shechita. [Yemen, 19th/20th century]. On Leaf 22/a is an ordination writ from 1929 for the shochet “Yosef ben --- Chai Musa”, signed by Rabbi “Sabatan Mahadon” [Rabbi Shabtai Machadon, 1889-1969 –from Haidan in North Yemen, who spent his later years in Rosh Ha’Ayin]. [62] leaves, 16.5 cm. Incomplete; lacking at the beginning and the end, mispaginated. Fair condition, wear and stains. New fabric binding, with worming.