Manuscript on parchment, excerpt from the Sefer Haftarot [c. 16th century].
Haftarot for the first and second days of Shavuot, for the first and second days of Rosh Ha-Shana, for Yom Kippur’s Shacharit and Mincha and for the first and second days of Sukkot. [The custom of writing the Haftarot on a single separate book is an ancient custom dating back to the days of the Amoraim. It is mentioned in the Talmud, in the tractate of Gittin (leaf 60), under the name: “Sifra De-Aftarta”].
10 leaves, 26.5 cm. Good-fair condition, stains, slight wear and ink fading. Numerous Latin notes on the leaves’ margins. Rebound.