Manuscript, Tiklal – with commentaries and novellae, two parts: machzor for three festivals and Passover Haggadah with commentaries, and high holiday machzor. [Yemen, ca. 18th century].

Small-format volume, comprised of two parts. Neat writing, with supralinear vocalization. In Part II, headers decorated in red ink. Throughout the siddur, the scribe incorporates commentaries in separate columns next to the siddur text and in "windows". Title page and two leaves from beginning of first part lacking; in middle of volume appears title page of second part for high holidays, also detailing the contents of this part, followed by colophon of author: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayers, with bakashot, songs, shofar blowing, Yom Kippur prayer, songs and bakashot, selichot, rachamim and maranot, and avodah service, Tractate Yoma, Keter Malchut and Tikun for the Fast of Gedaliah. [The manuscript does not in fact include Tractate Yoma, and the text of the title page appears to have been copied from a previous manuscript]. "Written for… Meoded son of Tzadok son of Yaakov known as Al-Yarimi".

Part I of the machzor begins in the middle of the psalms for holidays and festival prayers, selections and commentaries (including the "explanation of Shevuel son of Moses"); destruction of chametz and halachic discussion of Pesach and chametz, Aggadta DePischa with lengthy laws and commentaries [by R. Yitzchak Wanneh and other commentators], commentaries on the Haggadah from Tolaat Yaakov, Shevet Musar and others; Azharot for Shavuot, with commentary; Hoshanot for Sukkot, with commentaries and novellae; Tractate Avot; and Selichot for Elul.

[122] leaves; [96] leaves. 17 cm. Varying condition, good-fair to fair-good. Many stains and signs of use. Wear and tears. Worming to last leaves. First leaf repaired with paper filling. New binding, with parchment spine.