Manuscript, halachic responsa by R. Chaim Toledano (Maharchat), Rabbi of Meknes, and his contemporaries. [Fez, ca. second half of 19th century].
Thick volume, mostly handwritten by R. Refael Abensour the last, Rabbi of Fez, who added his own notes (signed with his initials) in several places, and also added references (apparently at a later date) to where the responsa were printed in Responsa Mishpat UTzedakah BeYaakov by his ancestor the Yaavetz (Alexandria, 1893-1903).
Most of the responsa in the manuscript were published in Chok UMishpat, Fez 1931. The ordering of the present manuscript is different from the printed version. It may be that some of the present responsa were not printed; this requires further research.
422 leaves. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Browning of paper to some leaves. Tears from ink erosion in several places, slightly affecting text. Several leaves detached. New binding, with slipcase.
Provenance:
1. Abensour Family Collection, Fez, Morocco.
2. Victor Klagsbald Collection – Morocco, no. 36.
Reference: Victor Klagsbald, Catalogue des manuscrits marocains de la collection Klagsbald, Paris, 1980, p. 77.
