Printed leaf with a riddle for the wedding of the groom Yehoshua son of Yitzchak Recanati and the bride Esther Sarah daughter of Refael Recanati, by R. Yisrael Binyamin Bassan. Livorno: Avraham Meldola, 1746.
The poem contains 24 stanzas, with the (printed) signature of the author.
An elaborate Ketubah from the same wedding appears in the Braginsky collection.
R. Yisrael Binyamin Bassan (1701-1790), son of R. Yeshayahu Bassan and friend of the Ramchal. He succeeded his father as Rabbi of Reggio.
[1] leaf. Approx. 54 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Folds. Several tears to folds, affecting text. The leaf is mounted on another leaf to reinforce and repair it.
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