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Auction 6 · Lot 112

Seder Hagadah shel Pesach. With translation into Ladino. [Yudlov 1337; Yaari 993]. Vienna, 1869

Estimate
$500–$700
Hammer price
$650

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author

(HAGADAH).

Place

Yemen

Publication

1883

Description

With 21Manuscript Pages tipped in between pages 6 and 7 of the printed text. Black ink on paper, Yemenite square and cursive Hebrew scripts. Hagadah text according to distinct Yemenite tradition, in Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. f.6r with illustration of the Seder dish displaying the presence of the Kabbalistic Sephiroth

summary

A Passover Hagadah with an extraordinary melange of traditions, emanating from the Near East, Medieval Spain and the Hapsburg Empire. The Yemenite manuscript concludes with the advice to continue the Seder service following the standard (European) printed text
Worn and stained. Contemporary boards, worn. 8vo
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