Record-book of agreements relating to community partnerships and property rentals.

Estimate: $800–$1,200
Hammer price: $2,000

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

author

(MOROCCO)

Place

Fez

Publication

1888-89

Description

Hebrew manuscript in several Moroccan cursive hands. Signed by many Rabbis and communal leaders in Fez including: R. David Cohen, Meir ibn Naim, Yoseph Edrei, Yaakov Halfon, Yaakov Sasson, Eliahu Attia, Haim Elbaz, Yoseph Halevi ibn Yulis and others.

summary

Fez, the former capital, is one of Morocco’s four “imperial cities,” the others being Rabat, Marrakech and Meknes. Jews have had a presence in Fez for more than a millennia. The manuscript is of particular interest to the history of Fez due to the listing of names of numerous Jewish families resident there.

ff. 112 leaves. Contemporary calf, worn. 8vo.

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