Colorful, Ornamented and Illustrated Manuscript - Passover Haggadah - Sana'a, 1907

Manuscript, "Aggadta DePischa" - Passover Haggadah. Sana'a, Nissan [1907]. Neat Yemenite script, in black and red ink, ornamented in red and brown ink. "This Haggadah was written upon the request of our dear associate, Yichye son of Suleiman son of R. Yosef son of Salem Albadichi, by the weak and wretched scribe Shalom son of Yichye son of R. Chaim son of R. Yosef Korach". The scribe and illustrator: R. Shalom son of Yichye Korach (1873-1953), Torah scholar, educator and scribe of the Sana'a community. In 1946, he was appointed president of the new school in Sana'a together with the chief rabbi, R. Amram Korach. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1950 and settled in Jerusalem. He composed several books and was engaged in writing and copying. A talented artist, the books he copied are noted for their precision and beauty. See: Gavra, Encyclopedia LeChachmei Teiman, p. 566. [17] leaves. Wide margins. Fair condition. Damage to title page illustrations due to adhesion to cover. Further damage, including damage to text, resulting from glue passing through to other leaves. Stains. Worming. New binding.