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THE WORMS MAHZOR
Vaduz, Liechtenstein: Cyelar Establishment, 1985.
[2 blank leaves]+[1-225, numbered on upper left corners with each number counting 2 opposing pages]+[2 blank leaves]+[colophon to inner front board]. Complete.
163/8 x 123/4 inches
HEAVY FOLIO weighing XXX lbs
-BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL LEATHER
-ELABORATE AND FINE BLINDSTAMPED TOOLING
-INTRICATE BRASS PIECES TO NAILED EACH COVERS
-5 RAISED BANDS
-NAILED CLASPS OF LEATHER AND METAL
-FAITHFULLY REPRODUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL
-PRINTED ON THICK, ARCHIVAL PAPER
-#179 of only 300 numbered examples
Faint minor ink offsetting to rear end leaf and inner board (see photos), otherwise in beautifully FINE conditon.
The Mahzor of Worms (Germany), a manuscript from 1272, is thought to contain the oldest written example of Yiddish. A storied manuscript from the city of Worms, recued from the hands of the Nazis by an archivist during WWII. (blog.nli.org.il/en/worms_mahzor/)
PORTFOLIO
Large folio bound in leather and cloth with 2 prints not originally inserted in the Mahzor loosely laid in.
171/2 x 125/8 inches
Faint stain to outer bottom corner of cloth, not affecting prints and some light wear/creasing to lower edge of print
Malachi Beit-Arie (Editor)
WORMS MAHZOR
MS. Jewish National and University Library
Heb 4o 781/1
[1 blank leaf]+[1 half title leaf]+[1 leaf of title with colophon verso]+[1-106]+[9 unnumbered, illustrated pages 'Comparative Illustrations'(32 Figures)]+[remainder of volume is the Hebrew translation]+[1 blank end leaf]. Complete.
161/4 x 123/4 inches
Fine condition with a neat museum cataloguing identifier in ink to top edge of 1st blank and again to the top edge of the rear inner board. Also inserted is a identifying placard from a Judaica museum, from whence this collection came from.
$2,800.00
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