<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Forwarded as requested</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">RRW</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Yitzhak Ajzner <yitzhakajz@gmail.com> </div><div>Date: 9/6/24 01:30 (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: 'rabbirichwolpoe' <rabbirichwolpoe@gmail.com> </div><div>Subject: RE: [Mesorah] מקראות גדולות - ונציה, רע"ח - מהדורת המקראות הגדולות הראשונה - דפוס בומברג </div><div><br></div></div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thanks for these extra points.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I actually possess an edition with the older format. Yes, it includes the Mesorah Gedola.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">May I suggest you send this to the entire forum, and see what people would like to add?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Incidentally, the edition that I was seeking, what in my experience is usually referred to as “Defus Rishon”, only has Rashi and Ibn Ezra from the medieval commentators:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><img src="cid:com_samsung_android_email_attachmentprovider_1_23381_RAW_1725636670311" id="Picture_x0020_1" style="width:3.975in;height:6.1416in" height="590" width="382" onmouseover="imageMousePointerUpdate(true)" onmouseout="imageMousePointerUpdate(false)" name="com_samsung_android_email_attachmentprovider_1_23381_RAW_1725636670311"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Best,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Yitzhak</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> rabbirichwolpoe <rabbirichwolpoe@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 6 September 2024 1:49 AM<br><b>To:</b> Yitzhak Ajzner <yitzhakajz@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Mesorah] </span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE">מקראות גדולות - ונציה, רע"ח - מהדורת המקראות הגדולות הראשונה - דפוס בומברג</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Tangentially:</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">There used to be 2 different</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE">צורות הדף</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">For </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE">מקראות גדולות </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">1 similar to standard editions today</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Text on upper part</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Targum next to it</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Then meforshim below </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">2 Like a Daf in Talmud or the Shulchan Aruch</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Text in the center </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Also</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Targum in the center in a separate column</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Rashi like the Rashi in the Talmud and usually in Ezra where Tosafod Is found</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">More meforshim below</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Text had Masoretic notes (menorah ketanah) marked off with a degree sign ⁰ </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The notes below were presented</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I don't recall if they had menorah gedolah, too</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">These style of editions are harder to find nowadays</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Any elaborations on these formats is most welcome and we can start another thread if needed...</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div id="composer_signature"><p class="MsoNormal">RRW</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></body></html>