Lot 223
Barchi Nafshi - Venice, 1628
Barchi Nafshi, prayers, poems and piyyutim by Rabbeinu Bechaye and by other authors, in Hebrew and Italian. Venice: [Giovanni Caleoni] 1628.
The book has an Italian translation to three prayers: The Tochecha Barchi Nafshi by R. Bechaye, the vidui (confession) for Yom Kippur by R. Nissim, vidui for minchah of Yom Kippur according to Italian rites. These prayers were translated by Yochanan Yehuda (Angelo) Aletrini. The translator's grandson, R. Natan Yedidya of Orvieto, arranged these three works and translated them back into Hebrew (also printed here).
For a description of the book and for a literary analysis, see: The Invention of the Hebrew Iamb and Contributions to Hebrew Metrics in Italy" (in Hebrew). In D. Pagis, HaShir Dibbur al Ofanav, Jerusalem, 1993, pp. 236-257.
[1], 34, [2] leaves (the last leaf is lacking and is replaced with a professional photocopy). 14 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Worming affecting text, repaired. New vellum binding.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
