Bidspirit auction | Tze'enah U'Re'enah with 66 Beautiful

Tze'enah U'Re'enah with 66 Beautiful Illustrations In Pristine Condition! Sulzbach, 1799 * Commentary and anthology of Midrashim and stories in Yiddish on the Chamishah Chumshei Torah, Haftaros and Five Megillas by Rabbi Yaakov ben Rabbi Yitzchak Ashkenazi of Yanov. The sefer has been preserved in excellent condition. It is rare to find a copy of Tzenah U'Re'enah in such good condition. Throughout the sefer's pages appear 66 beautiful woodcut illustrations depicting significant events in our nation's history. Tzena U’re’ena is the most popular disseminated work in the history of Yiddish literature extensively used by Jewish Yiddish-speaking women for generations. It served as the ”Chumash” for women and young girls, children and the general populace. Sulzbach, 1799 Page Count: 266 leaves. Size: 20 cm. Condition: Good, a few stains. Isolated perforations. Characteristic brown paper. Original parchment binding. Minor defects and stains. Provenance: William   Gross Collection, Tel Aviv.