Auction 091
Kodesh books, Rare Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters, Zionism, Erez Israel, Judiaca objects, Jewish art, numismatics and archeology
Dec 1, 2015
Israel
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem
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LOT 255:
Masechet Purim, Manuscript. Parody with changes to the text, and an unknown poem [1784].
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Masechet Purim, Manuscript. Parody with changes to the text, and an unknown poem [1784].
Masechet Purim, Manuscript. Parody, Amsterdam [1784]. 16 leaves, 13 x 19 cm. Ashkenazi handwriting. On each page a double frame has been drawn around the text. At the top of each page there is a title indicating the content of that page. The manuscript has five chapters. See Hebrew text. There are differences in format in the printed editions. From leaf 14a-16a: Maariv for the second night of Purim. At the beginning of the manuscript: Yesod Mussar B’charuzim opens with: By people filled with his joy. It appears that this poem has no other source. At the end: Indicates the year and place where this was written: Queen Esther was taken to the King, here in Amsterdam, the capital. At the end of the manuscript is an illustration of the seven-branched menorah. Worn cardboard binding, age stains. Good condition
