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Women's Siddur, with Techinot – Amsterdam, 1714 – Original Leather Binding, with Silver Clasps and Decorations – Bibliographically Unknown Edition
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Year-round siddur, with techinot and Yiddish commentary. Amsterdam: Moshe Dias and Shimon Shamash, trustee of Ashkenazic community in Amsterdam, 1714.
Women's siddur, with Yiddish commentary in Tzenah URenah typeface in margins.
Green-colored leather binding, with gilt decorations. Each binding board decorated in an identical symmetric pattern, with six silver decorations to corners and edges, and a central decoration in the shape of a vase engraved with vegetal patterns. Both decorations between the four corner decorations feature a lion rampant. Includes a pair of fine silver clasps, with hallmarks of the Hague and Amsterdam from the 18th century.
Family inscriptions on both sides of front endpaper, in Dutch Ashkenazic cursive script.
Gilt inscription on binding: "Tefillat – M. M. P" (Hebrew and Latin characters).
[1], 20, 22-147, 158-166, 166-214, [10]; 16 leaves. Vast majority of leaf 21 torn and lacking. Several leaves may be lacking from middle. 15.5 cm. Gilt edges (partially faded). Varying condition, fair to fair-good. Stains, including dampstains. Wear and signs of use. Tears and open tears, including tears to title page, affecting text, partially repaired with paper. Gilt edges, affecting text. Original leather bindings, with defects (tear to bottom of spine).
Bibliographically unknown.
Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.
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