Auction 44 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Handwritten Poems, for Weddings and Tractate Avot - Rabbi Yosef Baki - Italy, 1635
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Handwritten leaves - poems by Rabbi Yosef Baki. Italy, 1635.
Three separate leaves, written on both sides in cursive Italian handwriting. • "Poem upon the joyous marriage of Yosef Trivis son of R' Yisrael… and Naomi bat R' Yitzchak Nantova in the month of Tevet 1635" (Signed at the bottom: "Yosef Baki"). • Poems on Tractate Avot on various chapters. In two places are instructions: "Before the chapter" or "After the chapter" i.e. to recite before or after studying the chapter. • Another poem, three stanzas beginning with "Who is the man who desires life" (for the chapter Kinyan HaTorah?).
All the poems are signed at the end; "Yosef Baki".
3 leaves. 6 written pages. 12 cm. Good condition. Stains, worn edges.
Three separate leaves, written on both sides in cursive Italian handwriting. • "Poem upon the joyous marriage of Yosef Trivis son of R' Yisrael… and Naomi bat R' Yitzchak Nantova in the month of Tevet 1635" (Signed at the bottom: "Yosef Baki"). • Poems on Tractate Avot on various chapters. In two places are instructions: "Before the chapter" or "After the chapter" i.e. to recite before or after studying the chapter. • Another poem, three stanzas beginning with "Who is the man who desires life" (for the chapter Kinyan HaTorah?).
All the poems are signed at the end; "Yosef Baki".
3 leaves. 6 written pages. 12 cm. Good condition. Stains, worn edges.
Italian Jewry – Manuscripts, Books and Letters
Italian Jewry – Manuscripts, Books and Letters