Rambam, Mada, Ahavah, Zemanim - Venice, 1550 - Signature of Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Ibn Vellicid

Rambam, Mada, Ahavah, Zemanim - Venice, 1550 - Signature of Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Ibn Vellicid
Mishne Torah L'HaRambam, with Migdal Oz, Magid Mishne and glosses by Maharam Padua. Books Mada, Ahavah and Zemanim. [Venice, 1550. Bragadin Printing press].
On page 36/2 within the frame of the opening for "Hilchot Kiryat Shema", appears a signature in the handwriting of the famous Gaon Rabbi "Shmuel Ibn Vellicid". [The Vellicid family moved to Turkey from Spain, and they used to sign "Bileesid", but in rabbinic literature of his generation's sages appears the spelling "Vilecid", "Vellicid". See attached material].
The Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Ibn Vellicid – known as Mahara"sh Ibn Vellicid (d. 1632), of Constantinople sages and one of the famous scholars of the generation of Gaon Rabbi Yossef Metrani – HaMahari"t. HaHid'a Beshem HaGedolim (Ma'arechet Gedolim) writes about him: “Mahara"r Shmuel Ibn Vellicid, the special one amongst Constantinople rabbis….has answers in responsa by Mahara'm di Buton and in responsa Pnei Moshe…"
Rabbi of Rabbi David Egozi and Rabbi Moshe Benvenisti author of "Pnei Moshe". Although a book by him has not been printed, his words were often mentioned throughout the generation in books by adjudicators: in Maharcha'sh response, in Rabbi Haim Falagi's books and in other books. His disciple the Gaon Rabbi Haim Benvenisti author of "Knesset HaGedola" (1603-1673), cites in his books many things in his name, citations of his handwritten responsa, rulings he wrote in "HaKnesset HaGedola" with the approbation by Mahara"sh Ibn Vellicid. In several places in his books he brings rumors and novellae that he hears himself from him: "and I heard from Rabbi Mahara"sh Ibn Vellicid".
Rabbi Shmuel's father, the Gaon Rabbi Avraham Vellicid, was one of Nikopol's rabbis. [In HaKnesset HaGedola Orach Haim he writes: "a correct custom not to blow quietly, and I testify that I heard from Mahara"sh Ibn Vellicid that his father introduced the custom in Nikopol not to blow quietly because of what happened…"]. His son Rabbi Shlomo Vellicid, was son in law of Rabbi Yisrael Benvenisti, and brother in law of Rabbi Haim Benvenisti author of "Knesset HaGedola. Son of his son is the Gaon Rabbi Avraham Ibn Vellicid, also mentioned in his uncle's books "Knesset HaGedola", which cites his words and writes about him "My Nephew".
(Incomplete and damaged copy) leaves 18-228 only. 36.5 cm. Poor condition, significant worm damages. Spots and wear. Wood and leather binding (folk work of Yemen), damaged.
This edition was printed by the printer Alvise Bragadin, who opened at the same year, 1550, his printing press for Hebrew prints, and printed the Rambam edition presented here. This edition was proofread by a team of Jewish proofreaders, lead by the Gaon Rabbi Meir [Maharam] Padua, foremost Italian sage, and he added his novellae – " Maharam Padua Glosses". At the same year his competitor, Justinian, printed a parallel edition (see item 313) where he copied stealthily part of "Maharam Padua Glosses" of the Bragadin edition. Maharam Padua turned to Polish sages and to his cousin HaRama – and they prohibited the purchase of Justinian's edition. This dispute between the two Christian printers, led, in the end, to the decree of burning books in Italy in 1553. See attached material.