Ḳetsot ha-Ḥoshen

All notes by Chaim Meiselman: notes This is the first printing of the volume Ḳetsot ha-Ḥoshen by Aryeh-Löb ha-kohen Heller (Kalush 1745 - Stryj 1812). It is a celebrated text among the commentaries on the Shulhan ’Arukh Hoshen ha-Mishpat, renowned for sharp Pilpul and wide-ranging halakhic queries. The addendum to the volume is the Ḳunṭros ha-Sefeḳot by Yehudah ha-Kohen Heller, the author’s brother. Added editors to the volume: Yehudah-Löb Reiss of Buchach and Yitshak Frenkel of Lviv. With a dedication to Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor on title in Hebrew: "Taḥat memshelet adonenu ... ḳesar (i.e. Kaiser) romischer ungarin fihm galitsien ... Franz ha-sheni". Printed with double-columns with bold-type and some maniculae. Vol. 2 printed in 1795. "zu Drucken erlaubt. Lemberg der 16ten Junne 1795". references Friedberg, Beit Eked Sefarim, Ḳuf no. 1004 : 1 Zedner, Cat. Heb. British Museum, p. 54