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Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Order of Prayers for the Five Fast Days – Spanish – Amsterdam, 1648 – Printed for Descendants of Marranos
Orden de los cinco Tahaniot del año [order for the five fast days]. Amsterdam: Nicolao de Ravesteyn, 1648. Spanish.
Prayers and lamentations for the five fast days – 10th Tevet, the Fast of Esther, 17th Tammuz, Tisha B'Av and the Fast of Gedalia.
17th and 18th century Amsterdam was home to a large Sephardi community. Most of its members were descendants of Marranos who emigrated from Spain and Portugal a century after the expulsion. The present book was printed for the members of this community who had lost familiarity with the Hebrew language.
429 pages. 14 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor marginal tears to several leaves, including a few open tears. Parchment binding, with defects and wear.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, NHB.148.