Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Illustrated Manuscript – Kiddush Levanah – Europe, 19th Century
Opening: $500
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Kiddush Levanah (sanctification of the moon). [Europe, 19th century].
Square Ashkenazic script. The manuscript opens with a title page designed as a brick house, with the title page text scribed in the window. The following leaf is decorated with a border of vine tendrils and clusters of grapes. Fine illustration of LaMenatze'ach Menorah on final page.
[6] leaves. 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Wear, tears and minor open tears, slightly affecting text. Original binding, with label on front board reading: "Order of Kiddush Levanah".
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, GR.011.010.
European Jewry – Manuscripts
European Jewry – Manuscripts