Lot 225
Poem-Riddle for Wedding – Trieste, 1825
Printed poem-riddle, “Wedding of dear exalted groom… Raphael Mordechai… Morforgvich and bride… daughter of philanthropist Rabbi Yitzchak Shalom”, by Rabbi Ya’akov Yosef Chai Tivoli. Trieste, [c. 1825].
Poem of nine stanzas. Center of page contains illustration of riddle: Soldier bearing a rifle and faced by a lion, with caption “VeKol Asher Yikra Lo Ha’adam Nefesh Chaya Hu Shmo”.
39 cm. Fair condition. Stains, creases and wear.
Listed in Bibliography Institute CD according to Valmadonna Library copy.
