Asah Yareach L'Moadim – Wall Calendar – Constantinople, 1558

Asah Yareach L'Moadim – Wall Calendar – Constantinople, 1558
"Asah yareach l'moadim shemesh yada mevo'o", a wall calendar designed for the year 1558 [Constantinople?], [1558].
Printed on one side. Twelve-month calendar, with details of the New Moon, the constellations and the location of the heavenly bodies, the order of the weekly Torah portions, the Tekufot and dates of the months according to Ante Christum.
Written at the top of the leaf: "This coming year 5319 from creation…966 for the Muslims, 1558 for the Christians…" [This paragraph lists other counts: "From the Flood", "From the time our forefathers descended to Egypt", "From the birth of Moshe Rabbeinu", "From the rise of the horn of King David", "From the beginning of the Hasmonean dynasty", "From the completion of the Mishna", "From the completion of the Talmud", "From the completion of the Rambam's Yad Chazaka", "From Israel's expulsion from France", "From the Spanish exile", etc.].
[1] leaf. 39 cm. Fair condition. Many stains. Worm damage and tears, professionally restored. Damage to text in several places. New elaborate leather binding (with minor damages).
Very rare. This leaf is almost whole (with the exception of restored damages in several places). See: Y. Yudlov, Ginzei Israel (the collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman), Listing 1817 – a description of a copy of this calendar of which "most is missing". No other complete copy is known anywhere in the world.