Auction 97 Part 2 Rare and Important Items
Miniature Illuminated Manuscript – Sefirat HaOmer, with Birkat HaLevanah and Piyyutim – Turin, 19th Century
Manuscript, Sefirat HaOmer, with Birkat HaLevanah, blessings and piyyutim for Simchat Torah and Shabbat. Turin (Italy), [19th century].
Miniature format. Vocalized square script. Title page illustrated and painted in watercolor (inscribed in the center: "Sefirat HaOmer, in Turin"). Small illustrations of birds and flowers on most leaves, also painted in watercolor, and several additional decorations.
Includes: blessing for Sefirat HaOmer and the recitation for each day (a separate page dedicated to each day); a Lamnatzeach menorah; Birkat HaLevanah; various blessings: for laying tefillin, for the reading of the Torah, for thanksgiving, for seeing a rainbow, for thunder; Ana BeKoach; Birchot HaNehenin; piyyutim for Simchat Torah and Shabbat: Sisu VeSimchu, Ashreichem Yisrael, Hitkabtzu Malachim, Echad Yachid UMeyuchad; Shalom Aleichem (followed by Ribon Kol HaOlamim and Eshet Chayil), Bar Yochai, Yah Ribon.
[45] leaves. 7 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains to several leaves. Original leather binding, with minor damage.
Provenance: collection of R. Prof. Elia Samuel Artom