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Machzor KeMinhag Cuneo.

Auction 66 · Lot 48

Machzor KeMinhag Cuneo.

Estimate
$2,000–$2,500
Hammer price
$2,600

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

author

(LITURGY)

Place

Cuneo (Italy)

Publication

Mid-18th century

Description

Manuscript in Hebrew, written in square Italian hand on paper. Artistic vignettes and flourishes throughout. * With detailed description of manuscript contents prepared by Dr. Shlomo Zucker, Jerusalem.

summary

A liturgical manuscript consisting of the various pizmonim and prayers recited throughout the High Holidays according to the rite of the Jews of Cuneo, a town located in the far north-western corner of Italy, in the province of Piedmont.
ff. 96. No title-page, stained in places, few taped repairs. Contemporary calf, rebacked. Lg. 4to.
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