Seder Birkat Hamazon and Seder Birkat Hanehenin as well as some blessings in accordance with Ashkenazi custom. Ink on paper, manuscript with illustrated title and headings. [Poland? 18th Century?].
Title page is apparently copied from a book, and has illustrations of characters: Aharon and Moshe, and two angels. In the centre are the letters B”K [name of artist? Place?]. The bottom has a painting with two gazelles holding a crown [reminiscent of the flag of printer Shabtai from Amsterdam – see A. Ya’ari - Flags of Hebrew Printers, page 57, No. 89, and on pages 154-155].
Generally small “birkonim” were written and printed (benchers), but this is a large-size birkon. It would appear that it was made in honor of someone or in honor of an event.
Seder Birkat Hamazon begins according to Sephardi custom.
On the last written page the heading “Baruch” is illustrated with Polish motives: lion, bird, rooster, and bear. The other headlines are decorated with plants.
[1], [11] written leaves, [3] blank leaves, 42.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Paper for reinforcement is attached at the hinges of three pages. A few holess on the title page. Many stains, mainly food or liquid stains. Small tears in the margins. Original leather binding with some damage.