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Author: Shem Tov ben Avraham ibn Gaon
Composed: Middle-Age Spain, c.1298 – c.1322 CE
A defense of Rambam's Mishneh Torah against the various glosses and critiques of Rabbi Abraham ben David (Ravad). One of the first and most important commentaries on Mishneh Torah, it was the first systematic attempt to trace the sources for Rambam's halachic decisions.