Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
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Manuscript, Mussaf for Yom Kippur, according to Sephardi rite, with the piyyutim and the High Priest's Yom Kippur Temple service (Atah Konanta by Yosi son of Yosi Kohen Gadol). [Italy, early 19th century].
Large square script, on thick paper. The beginning of the manuscript is vocalized.
The manuscript contains the chazan's repetition of mussaf, with the subsequent selichot, followed by the High Priest's service. Lacking end. Glosses with textual variations on several leaves.
The date 1817 is lettered on the spine of the new binding.
[116] leaves (incomplete). 19 cm. Particularly thick paper. Good condition. Stains. Minor worming. Several leaves reinforced with tape. New binding.
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Manuscript, Musaf of Rosh Hashanah for the prayer leader, with a song for the Shofar blowing. [Italy, ca. 19th century].
Neat Italian square script, on thick, high-quality paper. Partially vocalized.
Brief glosses in several places.
[10] written leaves (and additional blank leaves). 23 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming. Original binding, damaged.
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Year-round Italian rite machzor. Part I – daily prayers, Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, Pesach and Shavuot; Part II – High Holidays and Sukkot. Venice, [1750]. Two parts in two volumes.
Original, gilt-decorated leather bindings, with gilt initials on both boards: "S.L.U." (the owner was possibly a member of the Uzielli family).
Hundreds of notes in Italian script, some lengthy, by several writers: kabbalistic kavanot, explanations of piyyutim, novellae, citations from manuscripts, and more. Some of the notes provide interesting documentation of the Florence community and its customs, with mention of rabbis who served there. Some notes are slightly trimmed.
Bound at the beginning of vol. II is a list of the cantors and their assistants who led the Yom Kippur prayers in Florence in the years 1738-1783, including some interesting accounts. Among the cantors, rabbis of the community: R. Yehuda Refael Yehoshua Monselice, R. Menachem Azaria Padua, R. Yaakov Chai Boreh Levi.
This list was apparently written by R. Efraim Yosef Rimini of Florence (as is written in several places: "I, Efraim Yosef Rimini"). Presumably, he also wrote many of the glosses. The list was written over many years, starting in 1738 (more than a decade before the printing of this machzor). Interestingly, one of the notes is also dated 1738. It seems that it was copied from a different machzor. In this note, the writer mentions "my grandfather, R. Yochanan Giron" (R. Efraim Yosef Rimini was the son of R. Giron's daughter, see enclosed material).
Two volumes. Vol. I: 281, [2] leaves. Lacking [1] engraved plate. Leaves 73-80 are bound out of order. Vol. II: [1], 323, [1] leaves. Leaves 322-323 are bound after leaf 311. 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. Many stains to some leaves. Wear. Two detached leaves in vol. I. First leaves of vol. II detached. Some tears, repaired with paper. Original, gilt-decorated leather bindings. Damage to bindings.
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Large collection of broadsides with announcements and regulations issued by the government for Italian Jewry. Rome and other Italian cities, 18th and 19 centuries. Italian.
Printed broadsides, predominantly in large format. Most are from Rome (from the years: 1721, 1742, 1786, 1793, 1794, 1801, 1803, 1807, 1842, 1856), two are from Modena (1799) and Florence (1833).
Regulations applying to the Jews, regarding taxes, commerce, residence and other topics.
18 broadsides. Size varies. Overall good condition.
Enclosed with the collection: two booklets on legal matters printed in Italy (one containing the statement of defense of the Jewish community of Rome, printed in 1705, and the second a statement of claim against a Jew from Reggio, printed in Modena in 1773), and an almanac for the year 5625 (1864-1865) printed in Livorno.
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Matnat Yad, on the topic of charity, by R. Daniel Terni (rabbi of Florence, author of Ikrei HaDat). Printed with: Machar Chodesh, by R. Moshe Chaim Rimini (prominent rabbi in Florence), Talmudic novellae, clarification of topics of sanctification of the month, tekufot and moladot, and refutations of some assertations in the book Mateh Dan (by R. David Nieto of London). Florence, [1794]. Only edition.
The volume opens with a general title page for both works. Separate title pages for each work.
A handwritten notation (in Rashi-Italian script) appears at the end of chapter 1 of Matnat Yad, which appears to be an addition by the author.
[3], 2-36 leaves; [3], 2-42, [1] leaf. Approx. 22 cm. Wide margins. High quality, light-colored paper. Very good condition. Minor stains. Original card binding.
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Tzemach David, lexicon of Hebrew and Aramaic roots, with explanations in Latin and Italian, by R. David min HaTapuchim (de Pomis), "physician and philosopher from Spoleto". Venice: Ioannem (Giovanni) de Gara, 1587. Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin and Italian.
The lexicon is arranged according to the Hebrew alphabet, in two columns. The right-hand column contains Hebrew words, whilst the left-hand column is comprised of "foreign words" (Aramaic, terms of the sages, etc.).
Ownership inscriptions in Italian script on title page, partially deleted in ink.
Censorship deletions on one leaf. Censors' signatures on title page and verso of final leaf.
5, [1], 5-62, 238 leaves. 29.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including many dampstains. Many leaves with traces of past dampness and mold stains. Wear. Minor worming. Minor marginal tears to title page, repaired with paper. Handwritten inscriptions. Leather binding, old and damaged.
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Kol Tehillah, songs in honor of the wedding of the groom Aharon son of Yom Tov Sanguinetti of Modena, with the bride Chiara daughter of Chizkiya Manoach Chaim Baraffael of Florence. Livorno: Avraham Yitzchak Castello and Eliezer Saadon, [1789].
Bound with another work in honor of the wedding: Per le Faustissime Nozze dell'illustre Signore Aron Sanguinetti di Modena con l'illustre Signora Chiara Baraffael di Firenze. Florence, 1789. Poems and sonnets in Italian.
Kol Tehillah was printed anonymously. Per le Faustissime Nozze was brought to print by Cesare Lampronti; possibly, he is the author of the poems.
20; 26 pp. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor wear. Loose gatherings. Original, worn, paper cover, with tears and damage.
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