Yizkor… [chronological record of the names of deceased individuals over two centuries in] <<Frankfurt.>>

Auction 92 | Thursday, February 18th, 2021 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Arts

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Yizkor… [chronological record of the names of deceased individuals over two centuries in] <<Frankfurt.>>

Hebrew manuscript on paper written in cursive Ashkenazic hands. pp. 81 (double columns). Few edges chipped, taped. Modern morocco. 4to.

Frankfurt: 1879

Est: $800 - $1,200

PRICE REALIZED $950

This manuscript contains some 3,000 names, chronologically ordered from 1629 to 1879. These names of rabbis, famous and obscure, noble women and men, physicians, communal leaders and individuals, are deeply important for historical research in the fields of Jewish onomastics and genealogy.