Auction 49 Part I - Books, Chassidism, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Tikun Sofrim – Amsterdam, 1726 – Handwritten Glosses by Italian Scholars

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Five Books of the Torah - Tikun Sofrim. Amsterdam, [1726]. Divided into two volumes. At the end of Devarim (Leaf 327/b) is an inscription in Italian handwriting: "I, Shlomo Yedidya ben Rabbi Avraham Chai Siniglia… edited this copy according to the exact copy of the Athias printing… This has all good qualities… The edited copy was concluded on Motzei Shabbat the 3rd of Tevet, 1757." [Rabbi Shlomo Yedidya Singilia, an Italian sage, a member of the Beit Din of Rabbi Yishmael HaCohen, author of Zera Emet of Modena]. On the margins are glosses and notes, some in his handwriting. An ownership inscription about purchasing the book at a later time appears at the beginning of the first volume: "I purchased this book from my teacher and rabbi… Rabbi Shimshon Efraim Chaim Sengviniti in 1847… Eliezer Mazal Tov… ebn Yichye Sofer of Modena”. Handwritten leaves were added to both volumes with prayers for a Sofer Stam (scribe), versions for amulets, etc. Various combinations of the Holy Names [for protection?] are pasted on the inner binding pages of the first volume. Two volumes, [Bereshit-Shemot]: [6], 149 leaves + [5] handwritten leaves; [Vayikra-Devarim]: 150-327 leaves, without haftarot. Missing [4] leaves at the beginning of the first volume. 15 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear, worming and tears. Detached or loose leaves. Damaged and detached bindings.
Italian Jewry – Manuscripts, Glosses and Printed Items
Italian Jewry – Manuscripts, Glosses and Printed Items