We thank Prof. Emile Schrijver for his assistance in identifying the scribe.
Parchment manuscript, Tefillat HaDerech with Kiddush Levanah and the bedtime reading of Shema. London, 1744.
Pocket format. Ink on parchment. Neat square and semi-cursive Ashkenazic script partially vocalized. Original leather binding, with fine floral decorations.
Title page illustrated in blue ink, in the style of copper engravings appearing in books printed in Amsterdam and elsewhere – the figures of Moses and Aaron on the two sides of the frame, with a pair of lions holding a cartouche above them.
On the title page is written: "Tefillat HaDerech with Kiddush Levanah and the nighttime reading of Shema, as printed in the prayer of R. Yeshayah Horowitz author of Shlah, all handwritten on parchment in 5504 [1744], in the magnificent city of London".
The scribe of the manuscript is apparently Simchah Pihem Segal of Mannheim; the style of writing and illustration of the title page match the manuscripts he copied, all generally of the same type as the present item – booklets in a small format, with Birkat HaMazon, Kiddush Levanah and the like. Several manuscripts of his are known (including Jewish Museum London, Ms. 15; Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana, Ms. 698; Gross Family Collection, Ms. GR.012.004; Trinity College, Ms. F 12 30), all copied in Mannheim, some in 1733 and others in 1735. This is the only manuscript scribed in London, in 1734.
Ownership inscription on front endpaper, first leaf and last leaf, some deleted, by "R. Avraham Solzbacher".

[19] parchment leaves. Approx. 10.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains in several places. Several leaves partially detached. Original leather binding, with light damage.

We thank Prof. Emil Schrijver for assisting with the identification of the scribe of the present manuscript.