Manuscript, bakashot and piyyutim. [Meknes, Morocco, 19th century].

Pocket format. Cursive Western script. Throughout the volume, decorated initial panels and conclusions of piyyutim, in fine arabesques, in a characteristic Moroccan style. Purple ink incorporated on some pages.

On first leaf (endpaper), ownership inscription in large letters: "Refael Toledano". At top of following leaf (beginning of piyyutim), another ownership inscription: "Refael Toledano".

At end of manuscript: "Awesome prayer for salvation from the evil inclination", and "Undoing of a dream, tried and true".

On several leaves, inscriptions from a later period, including piyyutim, index, ownership inscriptions and more.

[105] leaves. Approx. 11 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tears, defects and wear, affecting text in several places. Original leather binding, with defects.

Provenance:

1. Abensour Family Collection, Fez, Morocco.

2. Victor Klagsbald Collection – Morocco, no. 53.

Reference: Victor Klagsbald, Catalogue des manuscrits marocains de la collection Klagsbald, Paris, 1980, pp. 113-115. See this source for a list of piyyutim.