Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Poem for Napoleon Bonaparte's Birthday – Paris, 1806 – Hebrew and Italian

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"L'augusto anniversario della nascita di S. M. Napoleone il Grande" / " Lamenazeach Shir Mizmor…", a poem for Napoleon Bonaparte's Birthday, by Buonaventura Modena. "Printed at the Imperial Printing Press", 1806. Hebrew and Italian on facing pages.
An eight-verse poem in honor of Napoleon Bonaparte's birthday, recited in a synagogue in Paris. The author, Buonaventura Modena, was a rabbi of the Modena community in Italy and a member of The Grand Sanhedrin of Paris (a gathering of Jewish rabbis and leaders in France, convened by Napoleon Bonaparte).
9, [1] pp, 21 cm. Uneven edges. Good condition. Stains to the margins of the leaves (most of them minor). Blank paper cover.
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