Obj. ID: 37980
Jewish printed books  Tikkun Sofrim, Istanbul, 1756

This text was prepared by William Gross:

This is a book from Istanbul that uses the image of the Dome of the Rock as the symbol of the Temple and Jerusalem, a use that continued for 400 years.
The same frontispiece was used for B.754.
This volume was issued by Nissim Ashkenazi, son of the venerable printer Yonah ben Ya’akov of Zalazitz (also known as Yonah ha-Ashkenazi). Yonah b. Ya’akov was the foremost printer of his day in Istanbul, and was responsible for re-initiating printing activity in the city during the 18th century. His printing house issued 188 of the c.210 books that were printed in Istanbul during this time.
Yonah b. Ya’akov’s activities were interrupted twice during his long and fruitful career. After the second fire, in 1740, he resumed printing in partnership with his sons, who printed with him from 1742 until his death in 1745. The sons continued their father’s business for more than thirty years. The present volume was printed by Nissim b. Ya’akov Ashkenazi.
Commentator: Ya'akov Avraham ben Mordekhai Giron