Auction 16 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Jul 13, 2011 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 4:

Ornate Megillat Esther - Bound like a Book

Sold for: $2,200
Start price:
$ 1,000
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Ornate Megillat Esther bound in a unique book-style. Very fine, homogenous, clear and legible writing. The letters are shaped according to the Ari (Chasidic), in an ancient writing style [matching the style of 19th Century Russia-Poland]. Based on the levels of writing and parchment processing, it appears that this Megillah was made on special order and with great precision to meet Halachic and traditional standards.
This Megillah was written in full accordance with Halacha, on a parchment roll and was bound with folds, which were further bound like a book inside a parchment binding.
13 cm, parchment length: 165 cm approx. (Empty page at the beginning and the end), 12 pp. 27 lines each. Good condition, slightly faded (most of the ink is still black), light stains. Antique parchment binding.