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Eliezer Lezer Landshuth. Amudei Ha’Avodah.

Auction 55 · Lot 69

Eliezer Lezer Landshuth. Amudei Ha’Avodah.

Estimate
$500–$600
Hammer price
$500

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

author

(BIBLIOGRAPHY).

printer

G. Bernstein

Place

Berlin

Publication

1857-1862

Description

Printed in two fascicles with separate titles. Titles in Hebrew and Latin. With inscriptions and partial index inside front cover in pencil.

references

Shunami 1060.

summary

Biographies of the authors of religious poetry and bibliographies of their hymns found in the prayer books according to the rites of Poland, Germany, Spain, Rome, Carpentras and Algeria, both in print and manuscript. “One can say in general that Ammude Ha’Avodah bears witness to the understanding and clarity of mind of its compiler and even today is not without value for specialists in this area. Indeed, the punctilious citation of sources alone deserves special praise” (H. J. Schirmann, Introduction to Israel Davidson, Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew Poetry, p. xviii).
pp. (6), 130; (6), 131-314, 33. Slightly foxed. Contemporary boards, worn. 4to.
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