Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
Manuscript, Piyyutim and Songs, Historical Poems – Cuneo Community, Italy, 1792
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, Piyyutim, songs, and poems of the Cuneo community and its region, written by Refael David Lattes. [Cuneo, Italy], 1792. Contains many Piyyutim for the High Holidays and for the Three Festivals, and Seder Hoshana Raba. Special Piyyutim composed for the Cuneo community and its region: · Poem of the Talmud Torah Society. · Poem for the time of siege" written in 1799 in honor of the salvation of the community during the Napoleon wars, celebrated every year like a second Purim. It is called Purim della bomba (Purim of the bomb). [For more details see Kedem Catalog no. 48, Item 16]. · Poem of the Gemilut Chassadim Society. · Miracle of the 1755 fire. · Poem for the Spanish festival. · Poem for the French festival. Colophon on the last page: “Up until here I have written, Refael David son of R’ Binyamin Chai Lattes…Completed on the 22nd of Adar 1792”. Ownership inscription: “Yitzchak Lattes Ibn Mordechai”, “Chananel ebn Yitzchak Lattes”, etc. [9], 21, [31] leaves. Heavy high-quality paper, 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, light wear. Several detached leaves. Contemporary worn leather binding.
Italian Jewry – Manuscripts, Glosses and Printed Items
Italian Jewry – Manuscripts, Glosses and Printed Items