Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Manuscript – Laws of Shechitah – Urbino, 1861 – With Certificate of Ordination Signed by Rabbi Yosef Ancona Rabbi of Senigallia

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Manuscript, laws of Shechitah and Bedikah, with questions and answers in Hebrew and Italian. [Senigallia], Kislev 1861. Hebrew and Italian.
Neat script. Each page of text within a ruled border. Divisional title pages for laws of shechitah and laws of bedikah. The title pages state that the composition was written by the shochet and bodek R. Yitzchak Mondolfo for his disciple Yitzchak Elyakim son of David Perugia of Urbino (it is unclear whether he actually scribed this manuscript, or is the author of this work, which was then copied by a different writer).
Bound at the end of the manuscript is a certificate of ordination for the shochet R. Yitzchak Elyakim Perugia, handwritten, signed and stamped by R. Yosef Ancona (1819-1890), rabbi of Senigallia. The certificate is also signed by the shochetim of Senigallia, including R. Yitzchak Moshe Mondolfo (teacher of R. Yitzchak Elyakim and author of this work).
[91] written pages + [1] leaf, certificate of ordination. Approx. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. A few tears. Minor worming. Original binding, damaged.


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Italian Jewry – Manuscripts, Books and Documents
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