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Lot 172

The Florsheim Haggadah – Parchment Facsimile

Facsimile – the Florsheim Haggadah. Zürich: Lichtdruck AG, 1985. Copy XXIV of 36 copies printed on parchment (altogether 936 copies were printed; 900 copies on paper).
Facsimile of the Florsheim Haggadah, a colorful illustrated manuscript from 1502. Produced based on a manuscript from the David Solomon Sassoon collection, with the funding of Alexander Florsheim. The margins of the Haggadah are filled with small vignettes, depicting various aspects of Jewish life in early 16th century Germany.


[18] leaves. Approx. 27 cm. Good condition. Elaborate leather binding. Slipcased.


Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, FAC.46.