Selichoth Le’ashmoroth Haboker Vetechinoth [Sabbathian penitential prayers]
AUCTION 3 |
Tuesday, November 25th,
1997 at 1:00
Fine Hebrew Printed Books Duplicates from the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Lot 292
(LITURGY)
Selichoth Le’ashmoroth Haboker Vetechinoth [Sabbathian penitential prayers]
David de Castro Tartas (“Shnath Moshia”)1666
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
PRICE REALIZED $1,700
In 1665-66 when Shabthai Tzvi was declared the Messiah, his prophet Nathan of Gaza distributed special Kabbalistic prayers upon the advent of the Messianic age. The majority of these messianic prayer-books were printed by Tartas, who, like so many Amsterdam Jews, was a staunch believer in the pseudo-Messiah. Most copies of these texts are rare, having been destroyed following the conversion to Islam of the fallen Messiah