Machzor Hashalom…Minhag Romi and Loazim [prayers according to the Italian rite]

AUCTION 48 | Thursday, May 27th, 2010 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art Featuring an Exceptional Collection of American Judaica

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Lot 160

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Machzor Hashalom…Minhag Romi and Loazim [prayers according to the Italian rite]

The Valmadonna Trust Copy, in a distinctive elegant binding. ff. 91 (of 139, 151 leaves). Title and colophon provided in facsimile. Commences from Seder Tishrei. Some staining, previous owners' signatures in Italian hands on first leaf, repairs on few leaves occasionally affecting text, few references to Gentiles censored. Later calf, elegantly tooled, gilt. Folio Vinograd, Rimini 3; Y.Y. Cohen, Bibliographia shel Machzorim...Lephi Minhag Bnai Roma (1966) no. 4

Rimini : Gershom Soncino (1521)

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,200

The Roman rite was utilized in the first Machzor printed, produced by an earlier generation of Soncinos in Casal Maggiore, 1485-86. This rite, also known as the Italian or “Lo’azim” rite, is rich in multifaceted piyutim. It originated in early medieval Rome and maintained a distinct identity. See S.D. Luzzatto, Mavo Lemachzor Bnei Roma, ed. D. Goldschmidt (1966); and S.C. Reif, Judaism and Hebrew Prayer (1993) pp. 164-66.