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Three Early Nineteenth Century Hebrew Manuscripts from Italy
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5,000 - 7,000 USD
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A) Passover Haggadah, 22 leaves (12 x 8 1/2 in.; 305 x 215 mm). [Milan], 1805. Recording the birth of Angelo Romanelli Finzi on flyleaf. Contemporary decorated paper.
B) Bakashot (Supplications to Follow the Daily Recitation of Psalms at Midnight.) Urbino: [19th century]. 6 leaves (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.; 170 x 115 mm). Illustrated title page and two decorative tailpieces. Owner's inscription (Gioacchimo Bemporad) on title page. Original decorative paper wrappers within modern cloth.
C) Bakashot u'Pizmonim (Supplications and Hymns for Daily and Sabbath Use), Urbino: 1823. 8 leaves (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.; 170 x 115 mm). Decorated title page and tailpiece. Judah Aryeh of Fano, Given as a gift to Gioacchimo Bemporad. Modern cloth.
B) Bakashot (Supplications to Follow the Daily Recitation of Psalms at Midnight.) Urbino: [19th century]. 6 leaves (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.; 170 x 115 mm). Illustrated title page and two decorative tailpieces. Owner's inscription (Gioacchimo Bemporad) on title page. Original decorative paper wrappers within modern cloth.
C) Bakashot u'Pizmonim (Supplications and Hymns for Daily and Sabbath Use), Urbino: 1823. 8 leaves (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.; 170 x 115 mm). Decorated title page and tailpiece. Judah Aryeh of Fano, Given as a gift to Gioacchimo Bemporad. Modern cloth.
Catalogue Note
Manuscripts such as the three found in the present lot may serve to provide an important window into the religious perspectives and practices of Italian Jewry during the early years of the nineteenth century.