Wedding Poem composed for the Groom, Elisha Simcha, by a friend with initialled IS”A. An extensive 16 stanza wedding poem consisting of four lines per stanza

AUCTION 11 | Tuesday, November 28th, 2000 at 1:00

Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din

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Lot 202

(ITALY)

Wedding Poem composed for the Groom, Elisha Simcha, by a friend with initialled IS”A. An extensive 16 stanza wedding poem consisting of four lines per stanza

Hebrew manuscript in Italian cursive script. Brown ink on paper. Within an elaborate historiated woodcut border depicting a mandolin player, cherubs and floral and fruit motifs Large folio leaf. Mat overlaid

Italy: Late 18th-Early 19th Century

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,000

An elegant token of friendship, found among the upper-classes of Jewish-Italian society