Lot 439
Manuscript, Circumcision Record-Book – Baden, Germany – 1821-1868
Manuscript, circumcision record-book of Mohel Rabbi Meir Hanover [Baden region, Germany].
Has 839 entries of circumcisions, from 1821-1868, of Jews from Richen in the Baden region [apparently where the mohel resided] and surrounding communities: Stebbach, Gemmingen, Ittlingen, Massenbach, Eppingen, etc.
According to a late inscription on the cover leaf, the Mohel Rabbi Meir son of Moshe Hanover, was born in 1805 and died in 1887.
At the beginning of the notebook, the mohel added an alphabetic index of names.
[41], 183, [1] page. 15 cm. Good condition, stains, light wear. Some loose leaves. Worn binding.
