Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
Manuscript, Year-Round Tiklal – Yemen, 18th Century
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, year-round and festival Tiklal siddur. [Yemen, ca. second half of 18th century].
Small-format volume. Neat writing, vocalized, with instructions in Hebrew (with a minority in Judeo-Arabic). Begins with the Akedah and Eizehu Mekoman, followed by Pesukei DeZimra, morning blessings, weekday prayers, Kabbalat Shabbat and Shir HaShirim, Shabbat prayers and songs (by the Arizal); Tractate Avot; prayers and piyyutim for the end of Shabbat; Tikun Rosh Chodesh; order of Chanukah; Tikun Purim (by R. Yehudah son of R. Shmuel Abbas) and Purim prayers; Passover and Shavuot prayers; Azharot by R. Shlomo ibn Gabirol; fast day prayers and kinot for Tishah BeAv; Hakafot for the dead; Selichot for Elul; annulling of vows for Erev Rosh Hashanah; Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayers; Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret prayers; Hoshanot; Hakafot for Hoshana Rabba and Simchat Torah; morning bakashah (by R. Shlomo son of Yaakov Ratzabi) and other piyyutim.
On last page, inscriptions by other writers, including ownership inscriptions and calligraphic signatures, including inscription on purchase of siddur for 3 grush by Mari Sa'id from R. Yichya.
Siddur lacking at beginning (in first page headers, "Tikun Chatzot" is written in three places – but as stated, the siddur begins in the middle of the Akedah and the morning korbanot).
[245] leaves. 16.5 cm. Varying condition, good-fair to fair. Many stains and signs of use. Wear and tears. Open tears to last leaf and several other leaves, repaired with paper. New binding, with parchment spine.
Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts
Yemenite Jewry – Manuscripts