Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

Book of Haftarot on Parchment – Eastern Countries

Opening: $500
Sold for: $5,000
Including buyer's premium
Book of Haftarot on parchment. Square script, vowelized. [Eastern countries, 19th century?]. Dark parchment. Rolled as a scroll. Includes the Haftara blessings which are inscribed at the beginning and the end of some of the Haftarot. Each Haftara ends with the words “Go’alenu Hashem Tzevaot shmo kadosh Israel”, according to Sephardi custom. Height of parchment: 34 cm. Good condition. Pinholes and tears to first membrane.
Esther Scrolls and Haftarot
Esther Scrolls and Haftarot