Shlomo Zalman London. Zocher Habrith [Mohel’s compendium]. With translation into Judeo-German.

AUCTION 63 | Thursday, November 13th, 2014 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic and Ceremonial Art

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(CIRCUMCISION).

Shlomo Zalman London. Zocher Habrith [Mohel’s compendium]. With translation into Judeo-German.

<<With: >> Ten manuscript pages tipped in at end recording the performance of 49 circumcisions. Black ink on paper, Aschkenazi cursive Hebrew scripts. ff. 16 (printed). Lightly stained. Contemporary vellum. 12mo.

(Amsterdam): (1714)

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,000

The manuscript lists circumcisions performed between 1737-57 in Germany, including the town of Rheinberg (North Rhine-Westphalia) and several other smaller locales, presently difficult to identify.