Auction 49b Part II - Bibles and Prayer Books, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art
By Kedem
Jan 20, 2016
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 426:

Book of Haftarot on Parchment

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$ 800
Buyer's Premium: 23%
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Auction took place on Jan 20, 2016 at Kedem
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Book of Haftarot on Parchment
Book of Haftarot on parchment. Ashkenazi square script, vowelized, with Te’amim. [20th century]. Rolled as a scroll. Large format. Haftarot according to Ashkenazi custom for Shabbat and holidays. Sephardi customs appear occasionally. Ornamentations and illustrations in some places (illustration of Menorah and a jug before the Haftara “Beha’alotcha”; illustrated flowers precede the Haftara “Pinchas”; illustration of a trumpet, birds, Star of David inscribed “Zion” – at the end of the Haftara “VeZot HaBeracha”; illustration of a container for Ethrog, Lulav and Hadas precedes the Haftara for Succot. Height of parchment: 54 cm. overall good condition. Stains and wear. Holes to parchment in some places. Rolled on “Atzei Chayim”, damaged.

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