Shomer Habrith [Prayers and texts to be recited and studied prior to the Circumscision with instructions in performing the ritual]

AUCTION 9 | Tuesday, March 28th, 2000 at 1:00

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Lot 352

(CIRCUMCISION RECORD-BOOK)

Shomer Habrith [Prayers and texts to be recited and studied prior to the Circumscision with instructions in performing the ritual]

Hebrew manuscript in Asckenazi square and cursive script. Black and brown inks on paper. Many letters and decorative flourishes in red ink ff. 76. Contemporary gilt-tooled mottled calf, rubbed at corners. 8vo

Late 18th Century

Est: $1,200 - $1,800

Interestingly, the text includes seguloth (incantations) to recite in order to stop the flow of blood, and lists in Latin and Judeo-German, chemicals and herbal ingredients to heal the wound and cure the pain. In addition, a listing of some 2000 children circumcised between the years of 1789 and 1829 is recorded