Prayer Book According to the Yemenite Rite

AUCTION 43 | Thursday, April 02nd, 2009 at 1:00

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

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Prayer Book According to the Yemenite Rite

Yemenite semi-cursive script with nikud (vowel points). Several hands ff. (179). (Mispaginated in pencil "178"). Black ink on coarse paper. First leaf loose, f.83 torn. Stained. Black ink on coarse paper. Contemporary calf, distressed. 8vo. Ex-library

Yemen: Second half 19th Century

Est: $400 - $600

In the distinct Yemenite pronunciation of Hebrew, the vowel "segol" rather than pronounced as a short e, is pronounced "ah." In our prayer book, the segol vowels have been consistently replaced with the vowel "patach," which is an outright "ah" sound