Sephardic Rite Siddur – Amsterdam, 1740– Five Volumes – One Containing Poem by Ramchal – Miniature Edition – Some ...

Sephardic Rite Siddur – Amsterdam, 1740– Five Volumes – One Containing Poem by Ramchal – Miniature Edition – Some Fine Leather Bindings with Gilt Decorations

Siddur for high holidays, festivals and five fast days, according to the Sephardic rite. Amsterdam: Avraham son of Refael Chizkiyahu Athias, 1740.
Three (of four) parts in five volumes. Miniature format.

Three parts, for high holidays, festivals and five fast days, in five volumes (high holiday part divided into three volumes). Does not contain first part, with prayers for weekday and Shabbat prayer.

In the festival section, pp. 180b-181a, in the Tikun Simchat Torah, appears a poem for Chatan Torah and Chatan Bereshit composed by R. Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (the Ramchal). The Ramchal authored this poem for the Chatan Torah Yitzchak son of Avraham Nunes Enriques, and Chatan Bereshit Aharon de Yosef de Pinto, although they are not mentioned in this printing.

Five volumes. High holidays (volume I): 157 leaves. High holidays (volume II): 158-229 leaves. High holidays (volume III): 230-360 leaves. Festivals: 300 leaves. Five fast days: 199, [1] leaves. 8.5 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Wear to some leaves. Tears, including small open tears in several places, slightly affecting text. Different bindings, three in original decorated leather binding, and two volumes in early parchment bindings. Damage to bindings.

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