Machzor shel Kol Hashanah [Prayers for the entire year]. Acccording to the Italian rite

(BINDING)

Bragadin

Venice

1772

Two volumes. Hagadah with charming illustrations of matzah and maror. At conclusion of Vol. II an additional manuscript page has been pasted in. Bound in contemporary royal blue velvet with silver corners, clasps and hinges. a.e.g.

Vinograd, Venice 1988

The Italian prayer rite is among the few that retained some significant vestiges of the pre-Crusader Palestinian rite. It is also characterised by a deep interest in liturgical poetry and midrashic compilations. In this rite, “the exegetical and liturgical interests of the two major centers are...seen to...come together nicely.” S.C. Reif, Judaism and Hebrew Prayer (1993), pp. 164-5 It is likely that this exquisite prayer book was offered as a wedding gift from groom to bride.