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LOT 42:
Scroll of Esther Printed in the Form of a Rolled Scroll. Basel, 1806
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Scroll of Esther Printed in the Form of a Rolled Scroll. Basel, 1806
Megillat Esther printed on paper in the form of a scroll. Basel, Wilhelm Hass Press. 1806.
Includes the blessings on the megillah at the beginning and at the end. At the beginning, there are two copperplate etchings from the megillah. All the pages are decorated with a border with straight lines.
The megillah is printed in 17 columns. These columns are numbered, and there are two more columns with blessings, which are not numbered. Each column is approximately 18 cm wide, each set of four columns is printed on an approximately 72 cm-wide sheet of paper, which are pasted to each other. The megillah has a total width of over thirty meters. The megillah's height is 23 cm.
Moderate-fine condition. Aging stains. Minimal tears and worming perforations. Tear at the beginning of the megillah restored with a professional copy, blemishing the lower etching.
