Obj. ID: 35739
Jewish printed books Derech Slulah, Fürth, 1803
This text was prepared by William Gross:
Five Books of the Torah, Derech Selula, with Rashi commentary, Targum Unkelos and Targum Ashkenazi, explanations and Tikun Sofrim, Haftarot and the five Megillot. Furth, 1801-1803. Two title pages at the beginning of each volume, the first is illustrated with figures of Moshe and Aharon, Cherubs and eagles. Different title pages for the Haftarot. Detailed lists of subscribers from the Furth community and other communities in Germany.
There are two volumes in the Gross Family Collection: Vayikra and Devarim.
5 volumes, Bereshit: [16], 1-177, [1], 179-236 leaves; Shemot: [4] (lacking leaf at end of introduction), 1-155, [1], 157-200 leaves; Vayikra: [4], 1-142, [1], 144-158 leaves; Bamidbar: [4], 1-118, [1], 120-140 leaves; Devarim: [4], 1-105, [1], 107-176 leaves.24 cm.
The city of Fuerth, a center of talmudic learning, established its first Hebrew presses in 1691. In 1737 Hayyim b. Zvi Hirsch opened a print house in Fuerth, issuing some 80-100 Hebrew titles in the next three and a half decades. When Hirsch died in 1772, his widow managed the shop for two years until her marriage in 1774 to Isaac b. David Zirndorfer. His family subsequently managed the press until 1868.