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Raphael Immanuel Hai Ricchi. Mishnath Chassidim [prayers through the year].

Auction 94 · Lot 292

Raphael Immanuel Hai Ricchi. Mishnath Chassidim [prayers through the year].

Estimate
$10,000–$12,000
Hammer price
Not recorded

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

author

(LITURGY).

printer

Leib Sussmans

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1764

Description

Complete full edition combining al the corrections and additions of previous editions.

references

Vinograd, Amsterdam 1847.

summary

Important Kabbalistic Siddur. Contains the order of prayers for the entire year (including the Passover Haggadah) with the Kavannoth of the Ar’i z’l alongside commentary by the author. R. Raphael Immanuel Hai Ricchi (1688-1743) was one of the great Italian Rabbis, who emigrated to Safed in 1737 where he became deeply immersed in Kabbalah. He was murdered by robbers when he returned for a visit to his home country. Of note, he had earlier recounted a dream in which he envisioned he was a reincarnation of the Tana R. Yehudah ben Baba - who was killed by the Romans and was one of the “Asarah Harugei Malchuth.”
ff. (4), 230. Blank leaves with manuscript Kabbalistic prayers. Ex-library, foxed with few stains, corners repaired on couple leaves affecting few words on f. 94.Modern crushed morocco. 8vo. Housed in custom slipcase.
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