Auction 46
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
By Kedem
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Jul 7, 2015
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 375:
Manuscript – Charity Notebook of the Mirotice Community, 1847-1887
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Manuscript – Charity Notebook of the Mirotice Community, 1847-1887
Manuscript, charity notebook of the Mirotice (Czechoslovakia) community, 1847-1887.
thick volume in a long narrow format. New elaborate leather binding.
the notebook contains thousands of entries of donations and income from various charity funds. the records contain an interesting documentation of a forty-year period in the life of the community, including names of men and women and various occasions. Among the documents are arrangements for selling seating in the synagogue, purchase of etrogim, etc.
the notebook is bound with an inner string, stamped at the end with the community’s wax stamp (apparently to prevent ripping or adding leaves to the notebook). the name of the scribe “Shimshon Weisel” appears in a few places.
thick volume. 298 pp. written in Hebrew and Yiddish. Approximately 30 pp. in German. Height: 48 cm. Width: 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. New elaborate leather binding, with laces for fastening.
