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Order of Prayers according to the custom of the Jews of Rome. Venice, [1718–1719]. An exceptionally rare miniature, in an original leather binding - Order of Prayers, according to the custom of the Holy Community of the Jews of Rome, a prayer book for all days of the year and the festivals, with Psalms and Ma’amadot. Venice, [1718–1719]. An exceptionally thick volume in small format, containing prayers for all weekdays, the High Holidays, and the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. In the second sequence: Pirkei Avot, Torah portions, portions and haftarot for public fast days and Tisha B’Av, various prayers, Psalms with a table of chapters, “The matter of the Torah portions and their combinations, ” “The sign of the seasons, ” and Ma’amadot. With prayers according to the kabbalistic tradition. The Ma’amadot section has a separate partial title page; on leaf 229: “Order of the Ma’amadot… according to the custom of the Land of Israel… here in Venice.” On leaf 2: approval of the censors in Italian. Leaf 3: “Words of the epistle, ” a dedication in honor of the person who brought the book to print, R. Yehiel b. Jacob the Kohen. An especially rare prayer book. No complete copy is held in the National Library. 368, 335 leaves .For integrity checking. Height: 11 cm. Condition: Very good. Minor age stains. Gilt edges. Original leather binding with clasps (one clasp missing).