Machzor Hashalom…Minhag Romi and Loazim [prayers according to the Italian rite]

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: $1,200

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

author

(LITURGY).

printer

Gershom Soncino

Place

Rimini

Publication

(1521)

Description

The Valmadonna Trust Copy, in a distinctive elegant binding.

references

Vinograd, Rimini 3; Y.Y. Cohen, Bibliographia shel Machzorim...Lephi Minhag Bnai Roma (1966) no. 4

summary

The Roman rite was utilized in the first Machzor printed, produced by an earlier generation of Soncinos in Casal Maggiore, 1485-86. This rite, also known as the Italian or “Lo’azim” rite, is rich in multifaceted piyutim. It originated in early medieval Rome and maintained a distinct identity. See S.D. Luzzatto, Mavo Lemachzor Bnei Roma, ed. D. Goldschmidt (1966); and S.C. Reif, Judaism and Hebrew Prayer (1993) pp. 164-66.

ff. 91 (of 139, 151 leaves). Title and colophon provided in facsimile. Commences from Seder Tishrei. Some staining, previous owners' signatures in Italian hands on first leaf, repairs on few leaves occasionally affecting text, few references to Gentiles censored. Later calf, elegantly tooled, gilt. Folio

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