Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures

Handwritten Leaf – Micrography – Minchat Zikaron – Europe, 1880

Opening: $300
Sold for: $400
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Handwritten leaf, micrographic illustration. [Europe], 1880.
Micrographic illustration of a jug, composed of the verses of Barchi Nafshi (Tehillim 104).
At bottom of leaf, in boldface: "Minchat Zikaron". In center of illustration: "Matitiah son of Avraham Baruch" (apparently the recipient).
Above the illustration is a quote from the Mishnah.
Frame bordering leaf. Date in corners: "24th Shevat, 1880". Below frame, "Y.Sh.D.", apparently the initials of the artist.


[1] leaf. Approx. 22 cm. Overall good condition. Stains (mirrored text due to previous folding of leaf). Folding marks.

Graphics, Amulets, and Single Leaves
Graphics, Amulets, and Single Leaves