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Ornamented Vellum Leaf - Supplication for a Woman, Hebrew and Yiddish - Berlin, 18th Century
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Ornamented Vellum Leaf - Supplication for a Woman, Hebrew and Yiddish - Berlin, 18th Century
Handwritten ornamented vellum leaf, supplication Sha'arei Rachamim, written for the woman Yente, wife of R. Tuvia Zeldin of Berlin. [Berlin, ca. mid-18th century]. Hebrew and Yiddish.
Vellum leaf, written on both sides in artistic calligraphic writing. Ornamental opening word at top: each letter of the word Sha'arei appears in a rectangular frame adorned with meticulous exquisite miniature illustrations. The word is flanked by floral designs. Borders frame the text on both pages.
The supplication is recited upon the opening of the Holy Ark on Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur. Begins with: "[Open for me] the gates of mercy the gates of heaven…". The first passage is in Hebrew and the rest is in Yiddish.
The Hebrew text is written in square (vowelized) Ashkenazi script and the Yiddish text in Tzena U'Rena lettering.
At the end of the second page is a colophon in tiny letters: "This supplication belongs to the modest pious women Ms. Yente wife of the dear lofty chief R. Tuvia Zeldin of Berlin". Floral designs adorn three sides of the colophon: right, left and below.
Vellum leaf, [2] pages. 12 cm. Good condition. Folding mark. Placed in leather binding with gilt embossments.
