Bet ha-Levi ve-Torat ha-bayit

All notes by Chaim Meiselman: Includes the text of the Mishnah - Kinnim and two commentaries, Bet ha-Leṿi and Torat ha-bayit. Torat ha-bayit is composed of explanations and elucidations of the text and cases of the Mishnah, many which involve mathematical and computational strategies; Beit ha-Levi is composed of novellae, Pilpul, and other commentary more loosely based on the Mishnah text.The title of the work calls its' place of printing 'Dihinfort', a mistaken "Dyherrnfürth", after the town in Silesia with a long-running Hebrew press. However, it is written 'kemo', i.e. "as it is printed", meaning that it is being counterfeited as a Dyherrnfürth printing. The actual place of print is "Shklovve", i.e. Shklow, or Škłoŭ in Belarus.The named imperial censor is named as "the Vilnah Academy" on the title.The author is identified as Mosheh-El'azar b. Shemu'el Zanvil of "Kupishok". This is the Yiddish name of Kupiškis, a town in Lithuania not far from the city of Panevėžys.Haskamot of Barukh b. Judah [Schick] of Shklovve (1752-1810), a noted rabbi and scientist, signing on 15 Av 1809; Yehiel-Mikhl of Płock, signing on 4 Tamuz 1808. Following is an introduction of the author.Strauss, Berthold, Cat. of the B. Strauss Library,683.