Kitzur MeSepher Zemiroth Yisrael [order of liturgical hymns]

AUCTION 66 | Thursday, November 19th, 2015 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art

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Kitzur MeSepher Zemiroth Yisrael [order of liturgical hymns]

Manuscript in Hebrew, written in Italian square and cursive hand, on paper. Title within penciled architectural border. ff. 32. Touch stained, one leaf loose. Contemporary calf-backed speckled boards, rubbed. Folio.

Padua: 1820

Est: $1,500 - $2,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,700

Collection of specially composed songs and poems throughout the year for particular Sabbaths and Festivals, as well as in observance of life-cycle events: Bar-Mitzvah, wedding, etc. Concludes with details on customs observed in this particular community. Edited by R. Menachem Azariah Castelnuovo on behalf of Yoseph Chaim ben Yehudah Terni with an approbation by R. Ya’akov Luzzatto. R. Menachem Azariah Castelnuovo (1772-1847) was a first rate Torah scholar who was called from Livorno to serve as Rabbi in Padua. His book of responsa “Eimek Hamelech” was published posthumously in Livorno, 1868.