Halachot Rav Alfas, by Rabeinu Yitzchak Alfassi (The Rif). Venice, 1552.
Part of Seder Nezikin volume (Baba Batra – Avodah Zarah).
Many glosses in ancient Italian writing from the period of print.
In the beginning of the year 1553 the Talmud books were confiscated and burnt by order of the Vatican, the leading rabbis continued their studies from the Rif, which were permitted. Thus many compositions were written on the Rif - Shiltei Ha-Giborim, novellae by Rabbi Moshe Kazis, Alfassi Zute and other books. (See enclosed material and see also: A. Ya'ari, Sreifat Ha-Talmud Be-Italia; M. Bnayahu, Ha-Defus Ha-Ivry Be-Crimona; S. Simonson, Toldot Ha-Yehudim Be-Duchasut Mantova). In the volume herewith, the writer tries to reconstruct the Gemarah topics and discuss them in the margins of the Rif, probably due to the command against studying Talmud.
[156-212] leaves only, 36.5 cm. Good condition. White clean leaves. Moth-damages, sometimes with slight damages to text.
Some of the leaves are glued with paper for reinforcement. In Tractate Avodah Zarah there are many censorship deletions.