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Auction 11 · Lot 192

Sepher Habrith [Prayers and Blessings for the Circumcision Ceremony] WITH: Blessings for the Marriage Ceremony with instructions in Italian

Estimate
$1,500–$2,000
Hammer price
$1,400

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(CIRCUMCISION RECORD-BOOK)

Place

Livorno

Publication

1883

Description

Prepared for the Mohel Joshua Momliano by the Scribe Moses Milul. Hebrew manuscript in Italian square script. Black ink with headings in red on paper. Text within red ink border, decorative end-pieces in red and black

summary

List of children circumcised along with the name of the Sandek in various towns in Italy including Livorno, Allesandria, Aste, Moncalvo etc. from 1883-1890
ff. (30), including blanks. Lightly stained in places, a.e.g. Modern boards. 8vo
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