Machzor. According to Roman rite. With Kimcha De’Avishona by Yochanan Treves and commentaries by Ovadiah Sforno and Maimonides

AUCTION 41 | Thursday, September 18th, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Graphic Art

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Machzor. According to Roman rite. With Kimcha De’Avishona by Yochanan Treves and commentaries by Ovadiah Sforno and Maimonides

Two volumes. Titles within elaborate frames, many initial letters within cartouches. Scattered marginalia and corrections in an Italian hand. Some censorship Vol. I: ff. 201, f. 33 duplicated. * Vol. II: ff.191. Supplied from another copy are ff. 19, 30, 72, 117, 123, 150, 154, 155 and 158. ff. 124 duplicated. Trimmed and stained, paper repairs with some loss. Title of vol. I remargined, Modern calf. Sm. folio Vinograd, Bologna 16; Y.Y. Cohen, no. 7; Adams J-200

Bologna: Menachem ben Abraham of Modena & Partners 1540

Est: $3,000 - $5,000

PRICE REALIZED $2,000

Prayers for the entire year, including Passover Hagadah, Ethics of the Fathers, the Books of Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Jonah and Ecclesiastes, various laws relating to birth, family purity, marriage, burial, etc. Includes the first appearance of Treves’ commentary elucidating the subject matter of the prayers and the meaning and derivation of phrases