Manuscript – Sefer Sod Hashem. Illustrated Manuscript on Vellum. Moravia, 1738
Prayers for the day of a circumcision, blessings for circumcision, blessings after meals, and liturgy for the redemption of a firstborn son. Includes instructions and laws, partially in Yiddish.
Title page within an architectural frame, at the top a view of Jerusalem with two drawings of angels grasping a crown inscribed B H (B’ezrat HaShem), figures of Moshe Rabbeinu with the Tablets, and Aharon the High Priest holding the Ketores flank its side, three cartouches below inscribed with Hebrew date 1738.
14a: double-headed, crowned eagle
15a: panel, centered by medallion, inscribed Hitkinu, flanked by eagles and decorated with foliage and flowers
f5b: Eliyahu ha-Navi seated on his chair
18a: The congregation welcoming the child.
19b: (below the blessing al ha-Milah) panel, a circumcision scene
f13a: a Minyan engaged in reciting the Birkat ha-Mazon , the person leading holding a cup of wine
f14a: kindling of a seven-branched Menorah
f14b: (next to be-Ymei Mordekhai) the hanging of Haman
f17b: an imaginary view of Jerusalem
f21a: a floral design 122a: a tailpiece vase with flowers;
Moravia 1738. [23] leaves. Page size: 12.3 cm. Width: 7.5 cm. At a later date an additional [7] parchment leaves (totaling 30 leaves) were added with different prayers and Kiddush Levanah in square Ashkenazi script. Wear and signs of use. Good condition, Black diced leather binding, preserved in impressive new leather casing.
Provenance: Christie’s Amsterdam, December 1986 (Lot. No. 131)
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