Spanish). Machzor. De las Oraciones del Año. Parte Tercera

AUCTION 15 | Tuesday, March 12th, 2002 at 1:00
Fine Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners

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Lot 310
(LITURGY.

Spanish). Machzor. De las Oraciones del Año. Parte Tercera

Edited by Menasseh ben Israel ff.(1),232. Browned, some marginal wear. Contemporary blind-tooled calf calf, clasps and hinges removed, worn. 8vo Silva Rosa 58

Amsterdam: Samuel Soeiro (Editor’s son) 1650

Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Illustration on p.71 features quite probably the earliest appearance of an Omer Calendar in a printed book. Menasseh ben Israel’s publications for Spanish-speaking arrivals to Amsterdam were immensely popular. His liturgical publications are relatively rare