Seder ha-Tephiloth [prayers for the entire year]. According to Aschkenazi rite. With translation into Judeo-German

AUCTION 42 | Thursday, December 18th, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Seder ha-Tephiloth [prayers for the entire year]. According to Aschkenazi rite. With translation into Judeo-German

Engraved title page depicting traditional commandments of the Jewish woman; husband and wife wear contemporary Dutch-Jewish attire. With additional divisional titles within typographic borders for Psalms and Techinoth. Headpieces and tailpieces. Binding: Attractive contemporary lacquered calf, two handsome engraved silver clasps and hinges, and four silver corner pieces, all engraved with floral motifs. Front centerpiece, also silver, bears a family crest consisting of a diadem over a lion (right) and fish (left). (This coat of arms is not found in JE, Vol. IV, pp. 125-132, s.v. Coat of Arms; nor in Yaari and Yudlov Hebrew Printers' Marks.) ff. (3), 315, (1), 92. Waterstained, foxed in places. f. 215 paper repaired (text slightly affected). All edges gilt, gauffred. Detached. 4to Vinograd, Amsterdam 801; Fuks, Amsterdam 582.

Amsterdam: Moses Mendes Coutinho 1705

Est: $5,000 - $7,000

A “Weibertefille” or prayerbook intended specially for women. The striking original engraved title depicts the three duties of the Jewish Married Woman: the taking of Challah; kindling the Sabbath candles and observance of Family Purity (see Mishnah, Shabbath, Chap. II). See M.H.Gans, Memorbook: History of Dutch Jewry (1971), p. 185, no. 7; and A.M. Habermann, Title Pages of Hebrew Books (1969), pl. 83