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Decorated Manuscript – Piyyutim and Bakashot – Morocco, 19th Century

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Manuscript, piyyutim, bakashot and additional selections. [Morocco, ca. 19th century].
Western script, in varying hands (some in a later hand, signed by the copyist). Decorated with title pages and initial panels (with color added later).
Contains: Bakashot and piyyutim for festivals and various occasions, songs and qasidahs in Judeo-Arabic.


[194] leaves. 17 cm. Condition of leaves varies, fair-good. Stains and wear. Some leaves stained or darkened, some with ink fading, affecting legibility. Tears to several leaves, affecting text. New binding.


Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, MO.011.002.

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North-African Jewry – Manuscripts
North-African Jewry – Manuscripts