Minḥa and Arvit for weekdays and Shabbat, with Shir Ha-Shirim and Kabbalat Shabbat; includes: Pataḥ Eliyahu, Minḥa and 'Arvit for weekdays, Shir Ha-Shirim, Kabbalat Shabbat, 'Arvit for Shabbat, piyyutim and Kiddush for Friday night, Birkat Ha-Mazon, Minḥa for Shabbat, Havdalah, blessing of the moon, Amidah prayer for the Three Festivals, and Hallel. Shelfmark: MS General 334 Complete illuminated manuscript in Hebrew, scribed and decorated throughout; pocket format; semi-cursive, square Oriental script; enlarged, decorated initials, with floral ornaments in various colors; each page of text enclosed in a border; additional ornaments. "Carpet page" on the first page, with a La-Menatze'aḥ Menorah in the center, containing the name of the scribe and year of writing: Ezra Tsion Menashe Aharon Shlomo Yitsḥak Eliya Sofer, 1897. Additional "carpet page" on the final page, stating the name of the scribe. Additional inscription on p. 37a: "Tsion Sofer". A few of the ornaments were colored in watercolor, while most were colored in... Original leather binding, with leather clasps Reference: 1. The 'Shiviti - Menorah', dissertation by Esther Juhasz. Jerusalem, 2004, p. 435 (Hebrew). 2. 101 Sacred Hebrew Songs, edited by Yair Harel and Uri Kroizer. Jerusalem, the Hebrew University, [2017], p. 26 and p. 88. Provenance: Kedem Auction House, Jerusalem, Israel ; The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, IQ.011.002.
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