Auction 57 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Sep 12, 2017 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 25:

Year-Round Siddur - Venice, 1584 - Lacking Copy

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Seder Tefillot L'Yimot HaShanah (year-round siddur), Sephardi rites. [Venice: Giovanni (Zuan) Di Gara , 1584].
Siddur according to Sephardi rites ["Sephardi pictures, pleas and prayers"]. Originally printed in four parts containing prayers for weekdays, Shabbat and Festivals. Offered here are parts 3-4 (lacking), containing Hosha'anot for Succot and for Hoshana Raba, prayers for Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, Tikun Chanukah, announcement of fast-days, Shacharit, Selichot for Asarah B'Tevet, Tikun Purim, the Fast of Esther, Purim, Tikun Pesach, Lel Pesach, Shacharit of Pesach, Pizmonim L'Pesach, Tractate Avot, Shavu'ot, Azharot R. Shlomo Ibn Gabirol for Shavu'ot, Tikun Shiv'a Asar B'Tamuz, Tikun Shabbatot, for Shabbat Eichah, Erev Tisha B'Av, Tisha B'Av and Seder Me'ah Berachot.
On leaf 378 is a decoratively-framed announcement of the Tisha B'Av fast to be proclaimed on the Shabbat before the fast. On the verso, is a notice by the printers that they decided to add the everyday prayers to Part 2 as well, for the convenience of users. On leaf 539 is a special title page for the Azharot.
Part 3: 261-263, 265-304, 306-311, 313-320, 322-324, 326-327, 329-344, 346-351, 353-377. Originally; [217]-377 leaves. This copy contains 109 leaves of 161 leaves (lacking 52 leaves). Part 4: 378-388, 390-394, 399-454, 457-471, 474-479, 481-528, 530-535, 538-543, 545-551, 554-559, 561-578, 583, 586-590, 593-600, 602-640, 642-645 leaves. Originally: [378]-655, 659-683 leaves. This copy contains 241 of 303 leaves (lacking 62 leaves). Total: 350 leaves + [5] handwritten replacements (Yemenite script). 16 cm. Fair condition. Stains and dampstains. Wear and tears to margins. Detached gatherings (signatures) and leaves. Unbound.
Doubles of leaves are enclosed: 281, 417-422, 424-432, 458-461, 463. Total of 20 leaves. Fair-poor condition (removed from the "Binding Geniza", damages to text vary).
Rare. The copy in the NLI is lacking.