Lecha od nakshivah [Piyut: A continuation of Athith ad dodim, poem for the Sabbath preceding the New Moon of Nissan]

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(LITURGY)

printer

very early

Place

France

Publication

14th century

Description

First word in each stanza historiated. Black ink on paper.

references

Davidson, Thesaurus of Mediæval Hebrew Poetry (1970) I, p. 403 (no. 8904)

summary

This “kerovah," as it is known, was composed by the famed Kalir (R. Elazar Kalir). The poem occurs only in the Aschkenazi rite. The provenance of this manuscript was attested to by Prof. Bezalel Narkiss.

210 x 305 mm. Stains and tears.

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