(LITURGY)

AUCTION 32 | Thursday, March 23rd, 2006 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Autographed Letters, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

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Lot 255

(LITURGY)

Three liturgical manuscripts from Yemen: Yemenite Machzor for entire year. Includes Passover Hagadah. With original Yemenite commentary that often cites R. Yachya Tzalach (Mahari”tz) (1715-1805). Text in Temanic mashait script with nikud (vowel points); commentary in Rashi script. ff.(167). Black ink on smooth paper. Modern half vellum boards. 4to. n.p., n.d. * Yemenite machzor for New Year, Day of Atonement and Tabernacles. Temanic mashait script with nikud (vowel points). ff.(67). Black ink on smooth paper. Modern half vellum boards. 4to. n.p., n.d. * Yemenite manuscript of previously published work. Elbaz, Moses ben Maimon. Heichal ha-Kodesh [“The Holy Temple”: Kabbalistic explanations of prayer]. (Amsterdam: Emanuel Benveniste, 1653). [Vinograd, Amsterdam 209; Friedberg H-636]. Title within naive design. Square Temanic script. Colophon provides name of scibe, “Sliman b. Sa’id b. Shelomo. ff. (2), 2-236. Black ink on smooth paper. Modern blind-tooled calf. 8vo. n.p., n.d.

Est: $1,500 - $2,000