Auction 91 · Lot 133
Funeral Rites.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000
- Hammer price
- $3,200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(AMERICAN-JUDAICA).
Place
Kingston, Jamaica
Publication
1868
Description
Manuscript in Hebrew with additional title-page in English. Both titles with line drawings. Hebrew in square characters, fully vocalized. Directions in English. Composed by Aaron Cohen Henriques.
summary
A HEBREW GUIDE TO FUNERAL RITES FOR THE JEWS OF JAMAICA.
The title reads: "This Book was written by Aaron Cohen Henriques and presented to the Kaal Kadosh Shahar Ashamaim for the use of the Burial Ground, Kislev 1, 5629, corresponding with Sunday, 15th November, 1868."
The Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue "Shaar HaShamaim" was erected in Kingston in 1744. By 1871, shortly after this manuscript was composed, Jews represented 13% of the white population of Kingston. Henriques was one of the most prominent Jewish families on the island. See M. Arbell, The Jewish Nation of the Caribbean (2002) pp. 239-240, 243, 244 and 256.
ff. (16). Sepia ink on coarse paper. Foxed and wormed. Marbled endpapers. Contemporary calf, gilt extra, worn and starting. 8vo.
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