Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Beitzah, Venice: Daniel Bomberg, 1521

Folio (14¼ x 10 1/8 in.; 362 x 257 mm). collation: 1-6^{8, 74=52 leaves, Woodcut initial word panel; some spotting and dampstaining on title, light marginal soiling, some marginal dampstaining toward the end. Half vellum.}

Vinograd, Venice 39; Habermann 28

Folio (14¼ x 10 1/8 in.; 362 x 257 mm). collation: 1-68, 74=52 leaves, Woodcut initial; some spotting and dampstaining on title, light marginal soiling, some marginal dampstaining toward the end. Half vellum.
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The curious name of this tractate, Beitzah (egg) devolves from the initial word of the first Mishna that discusses the case of whether an egg laid during the festival may be eaten or not. Whereas each of the other tractates of the order Mo'ed deals with a specific festival, Beitzah, in the main, discusses the laws common to festivals in general; for this reason this tractate is also called Yom Tov (festival). This tractate exemplifies the long historical sweep of Talmudic development. The halakhic content of the Mishnah derives in part from Temple times and in part from the post Temple period.  Also represented are opinions of various tannaim who were disciples of Rabbi Akiva, as well as numerous anonymous mishnayot of later tannaim who were contemporaries of Judah ha-Nasi.