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Prayers for the Recovery of Empress Maria Theresa from Smallpox – Printed Booklet Issued by the Mantua Community ...

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Prayers for the Recovery of Empress Maria Theresa from Smallpox – Printed Booklet Issued by the Mantua Community, with Fine Engravings – Venice, 1767

Nell' Occasione di essere stata attaccata dal vajuolo e per Divina Grazia restituita in salute Sua Maesta' Imperiale Reale Appostolica l'augustissima Maria Teresa – elegant booklet illustrated with fine engravings, published by the Mantua Jewish community in honor of the recovery of Empress Maria Theresa from smallpox. Venice, 1767.
In 1767, Maria Theresa, empress of the Holy Roman Empire and queen of Italy, contracted smallpox. The Mantua community instituted special prayers for the queen's recovery (see: Simonsohn, Toldot HaYehudim BeDukasut Mantova, I, p. 131). Following the queen's recuperation, the community decided to have printed in Venice the texts of the prayers recited during her illness, with the addition of a special prayer of thanksgiving for her renewed good health. According to Simonsohn (ibid), some 300 copies were printed, including 100 on high-quality paper. This is one of those copies (though it is unclear whether it is a "high-quality" or regular copy).
This booklet includes: Prayers for Maria Theresa's recovery, prayer of thanksgiving for her recovery, two poems by R. Yaakov Saraval, two poems by R. Yisrael Gedalia Cases, and the prayer for the monarch. All the Hebrew texts are accompanied by their Italian translation, on facing pages.
The booklet is decorated throughout with well-executed engravings and ornamented initials.
39 pages. 31 cm. Wide margins. Good condition. Stains. Cardboard cover, damaged.
A corresponding copy of this booklet, in a different layout and with different engravings, is located in the Austrian National Library, Vienna.
From the estate of Prof. Shlomo Simonsohn.



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