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Five Books of the Torah and Haftarot – Spanish – Amsterdam, 1691 – Printed for Marranos
Cinco libros de la ley divina con las Aphtarot de todo el año [Five Books of the Torah with year-round haftarot], with divisional title page for haftarot. Amsterdam: David Tartaz, 1691. Spanish.
Title page illustrated with fine engraving, with floral illustrations.
Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Amsterdam was home to a large Sephardi community. Many of its members were descendants of Marranos who emigrated from Spain and Portugal a century after the expulsion. The present book was printed for the members of this community who were not familiar with the Hebrew language.
[1], 436, [4], 128 pages. Approx. 15 cm. Decorated gilt edges. Good condition. Some stains. Small marginal tears to several leaves. Close trimming, affecting marginal notes. Old leather binding, decorated. Wear and minor defects to binding.
Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.
