Auction 13 · Lot 187

Hebrew. PENTATEUCH AND HAPHTAROTH). Sepher Ezrath Hasopher, Chamishah Chumashei Torah, Tikun Sophrim Vavei Ha’amudim.

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

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

author

(BIBLE.

printer

I. Mondovy for G.J. Janson

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1767-1769

Description

With Nikud. Five volumes each with additional title page engraved by Aaron Santcroos. Haphtaroth at end of each volume with separate title page. * Final Volume With: Calendario facil & curioozo em Hebraico & Portuguez. Prepared by Judah Piza, an 112-year Calendar. Amsterdam, 1769. Painstakingly interleaved with unpointed version from an unidentified edition (apparently later)

references

Vinograd, Amsterdam 1942; Kayserling, 91; not in Darlow & Moule

summary

Prepared as a model for Scribes writing a Torah Scroll. The text is arranged to conform with Halachic Law relating to Scribal arts. Each pair of facing pages represents one column of the Torah - traditionally 42 lines starting with the letter “Vav.” The “Shira” and “Hazinu” portions are printed on wider leaves and folded, to follow the wider columns necessary in the written Torah. It is likely that the previous owner was a Reader (Ba’al Koreh) and painstakingly interleaved the unpointed version in order to prepare the reading of the Torah.

Uniform contemporary brown mottled calf, paneled in gilt, floral corner-pieces and central embellishment, upper cover with central roundel including owners name; “Joshua Israel Brandon; A. M. 5563”, paper ownership labls on front paste-down from J. I. Brandon and Nethaneel Lindo, marbled end-papers, a.e.g. Spines in compartments with gilt Hebrew numbering, gently rubbed. Lg. 8vo

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