Lot 224
History of Jewish Rites - Venice, 1638 - Italian Composition by Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh of Modena
Historia de riti hebraici, vita & osservanze degl' Hebrei di questi tempi [History of Jewish Rites], by R. Yehuda Aryeh of Modena. Venice: Appresso G. Calleoni, 1638. First Italian edition.
Title page illustrated with a lovely copper engraving with the author's portrait at the bottom. The composition of R. Yehuda Aryeh of Modena about the "History of Jewish Rites" was first printed in French in Paris in 1637. The book reviews Jewish rites and ceremonies throughout the generations.
[22], 13-111, [5] pages. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Dampstains. New binding.
Provenance: Toaff family collection.
