Yitzchak Tyrnau. Sepher HaMinhagim.

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(CEREMONIES).

Yitzchak Tyrnau. Sepher HaMinhagim.

Wide margins. ff. (44). Expert repaired worming, several leaves laid to size. Modern boards. 4to. Vinograd, Prague 471.

Prague: n.p. 1668

Est: $1,500 - $2,500

A classic work on Aschkenazic ritual custom. The Minhagim are mostly based upon the principles established by Abraham Klausner. His disciple, Yitzchak Tyrnau, states his purpose here is to clarify misconceptions pertaining to the prevailing customs in Poland, Bohemia, Moravia and Germany.