Minchath Nedava [ in honor of David Franco Mendes upon receiving the honor of “Chathan Torah” on Simchath Torah]

Estimate: $1,000–$1,200
Hammer price: $1,000

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

author

BELINFANTE, ISAAC HAKOHEN

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1764

Description

Printed Hebrew Broadside

references

Unknown to Vinograd; Friedberg 2398 (with incorrect date)

summary

David Franco Mendes (1713-92) was a leading Hebrew poet, a disciple of Moshe Chaim Luzzato, and member of an esteemed Portuguese family in Amsterdam. His literary output ran the gamut from plays to poetry to responsa published by the Sephardic Yeshiva Etz Haim. - Isaac Belinfante composed other communal poetic honor-rolls, as did other members of the family (see Memorbook p. 427)

Slight marginal repair

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