Allun, Michele. Zikaron li-Bnei Yisrael [memoirs of the Aschkenazic Community of Mantua for Years 1831-1833]

AUCTION 33 | Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Including Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Autograph Letters

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Lot 199

(ITALY)

Allun, Michele. Zikaron li-Bnei Yisrael [memoirs of the Aschkenazic Community of Mantua for Years 1831-1833]

Manuscript in Hebrew. Title within ornate arch. Title in square Hebrew letters. Signature of author in Italian. Text in cursive Italian hand ff. (3). Light stains. Some marginal fraying. Vellum wrappers. Folio

Mantua: 1833

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $500

Michele Allun was the sexton of the Great Aschkenazic Synagogue of Mantua. He records here events in the community during the years 1831-1833. Thus, he devotes a full leaf to the community’s response to the cholera epidemic of Ellul 1831