Landshuth, L[eser]. Amudei ha-Avodah

AUCTION 38 | Thursday, November 29th, 2007 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Landshuth, L[eser]. Amudei ha-Avodah

Printed in two fascicles with separate titles. Hebrew. Additional title in Latin pp. (6), 130; (6), 131-314, 33. Foxed, stamp removed from title. Contemporary marbled boards. 4to Shunami 1060

Berlin: G. Bernstein 1857-1862

Est: $300 - $500
Biographies of the authors of religious poetry and bibliographies of their hymns found in the prayer books according to the rites of Poland, Germany, Spain, Rome, Carpentras and Algeria, both in print and manuscript. "One can say in general that Ammude Ha-Avoda bears witness to the understanding and clarity of mind of its compiler and even today is not without value for specialists in this area. Indeed, the punctilious citation of sources alone deserves special praise" (H.J. Schirmann, Introduction to Israel Davidson, Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew Poetry, p. xviii)