Bidspirit auction | Machzor for the High Holy


Machzor for the High Holy Days, Sephardic Rite. Florence, 1735 - Machzor, Sephardic Rite for the High Holy Days and the Order of Selichot for Ashmoret Nights and the Order of Prayers for Rosh Hashanah. Includes approbations from the rabbis of Livorno, with a rishut (authorization) for printing from the leaders of Livorno, in Portuguese. Printed by order of the philanthropist R. Yosef Gabbai Villarieli and his brother, and edited by R. David b. Avraham Meldola. Some of the words on the title page are printed in red ink. Also printed for Yom Kippur. The Bibliographic Project editors noted that they had not seen the Rosh Hashanah section. Engraved illustration on the title page, and an engraved copperplate frontispiece not recorded in the Bibliographic Project. [3], 120 leaves. 15 cm. Very good condition. Aging stains.