Machzor [prayers throughout the year]. According to the rite of Bohemia, Poland, Moravia, Russia and Lithuania. With laws and commentary to the Piyutim

Estimate: $5,000–$6,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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

author

(LITURGY)

printer

n.p.

Place

Turka (Turce)

Publication

1757

Description

Two parts bound in one volume. Titles within architectural arch featuring Moses and Aaron. Many large historiated initial letters throughout

references

Vinograd, Turka 1; Ginzei Yisrael 330; A. Oppenheimer, The Hebrew Press in Turka, Alei Sefer, No. 8 (1980) pp. 95-110

summary

THE FIRST BOOK PUBLISHED IN TURKA. According to Vinograd, the JNUL copy is incomplete. As stated in the colophon, the format and commentaries in this Machzor are patterned after the Dyhernfurth 1712-13 edition with "many new improvements from old books in our possession." Although no Jewish printer or publisher is mentioned on the titles or colophons,Vinograd lists the printer as Joshua Heschel ben Tzvi Hirsch whose name appears six years later on Turka imprints from 1763

Part I: ff. 17, (2), 19-144. Part II: ff. 110. Some staining, first three and final leaves repaired. Contemporary calf-covered wooden boards with clasps and hinges. Folio

Enquire about this lot