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LOT 110:
Manuscript. Composition on the Rules of the Hebrew Calendar. 19th Century
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Manuscript. Composition on the Rules of the Hebrew Calendar. 19th Century
Ashkenazic manuscript about astronomy and astrology. Without a title page or a colophon. Ashkenazic script. 19th century.
Most of this work deals with astronomy, determining moladot and the rules of the Hebrew calendar. The composition is divided into several she'arim, including "14 Tables, " "Pillars of the Tekufot, " "Actions of the Seven Planets, " "Introduction" and "Legends." Some of the manuscript also discusses astrology and predicting the future. For example: Tables: "Signs of cold and hot ... to know which months will be cold or hot."
As stated, this manuscript contains neither a title page nor a colophon, and its author and the year it was written are unknown. However, one of the pages states: "I copied this from a very old calendar in 1879 - Baruch Moshe Hochmahn." Another page notes the year 1876, and another: "Yuda[/Yosef] Wilner."
[88] pp, 18 cm.
Moderate-fine condition. Aging stains. Slight wear in the margins of the title pages. Detached leaves and binding.
