Lot 62
Booklet of Regulations of the Chevra Kadisha in Frankfurt am Main – Many Handwritten Inscriptions and Additions, 1890
Statuten der [Regulations] Chevra Kadisha Gomlei Chassadim zu Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt am Main, 1890. German and Hebrew.
Printed until Page 32 are the society regulations. Printed on Pages 35-46 are names of the dead with the date of their death and mazal (constellation) of each person. The list is divided into chapters called Cups (Cup a, Cup b etc.). Each cup is dedicated to another period (from 1617-1880). Added on the margins are many handwritten notes (German).
Attached to the booklet are handwritten appendix leaves, with the same format (like a completion of the printed notebook), with names of the community members who died from 1722-1869 [the 18th and 19th century]. The wording written on the tombstone of Dayan Rabbi Ya'akov ben Rabbi Shimon Yekutiel Posen and other inscriptions.
Important item of the history of the community of Frankfurt am Main and German communities.
47, [1] page, 22.5 cm. + approximately 28 handwritten leaves. Fair-good condition. Lacking spine. Loose binding, detached leaves. Stains. Minor tears.
