Tephilah Nechonah Le’She’elath Shalom...[“Prayer for the Welfare of the Rulers of Holland & West Vriesland…and of the City of Amsterdam.”]

Estimate: $2,500–$3,000
Hammer price: $2,500

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

author

(NETHERLANDS)

printer

Abraham Atthias

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1737

Description

Hebrew and Spanish. On vellum upper-cover: “Honen Dal, 5504 [1744].” (“Honen Dal” was the name of the congregation in The Hague.)

references

Vinograd, Amsterdam 1476 - (No copy in the JNUL)

summary

The fact that the relevant geopolitical information occurs only in Spanish, indicates that this prayer was designated for the Sephardic, rather than Aschkenazic, community of Amsterdam. RARE

ff. (1), 9. Vellum wrappers.12mo

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