Sepher Tehillim [Psalms]. ff. 119 (lacks final leaf). Amsterdam, 1633.

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Sepher Tehillim [Psalms]. ff. 119 (lacks final leaf). Amsterdam, 1633.

Opening 11 pages with detailed description of the events that affected the Jews of Frankfurt a/Main following a destructive storm in 1816. Written in Hebrew in a small cursive hand. Worn through heavy use. Contemporary calf, worn. 16mo.

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,000

The opening manuscript leaves contain a description of the terrible conditions following a destructive storm which resulted in the mass loss of farm-produce and the subsequent extreme rise in the cost of living. Also contains prayers composed by Rabbi Shlomo Zalman HaCohen (1758-1846) following the storm, beseeching God to counter these difficult times. Leaves at end contain further comments concerning weather patterns, as well as, in another hand, a family record written between 1849 and 1852. Clearly the former owner of this Tehillim was deeply affected by the storm as the pages are well-thumbed from repeated use. Regarding Rabbi Shlomo Zalman HaCohen, see M. Horovitz, Frankfurter Rabbinen (1972) pp. 330-31, N.Z. Friedmann, Otzar HaRabanim no. 18763.