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LOT 34:
Sefer Zot Zikaron. Halachahs of Ritual Slaughter. Kurdistan, 19th Century.
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Sefer Zot Zikaron. Halachahs of Ritual Slaughter. Kurdistan, 19th Century.
Manuscript - transcription of the book Zot Zikaron on the laws of ritual slaughter by Rabbi Shmuel son of Rabbi Netanel (author of Dinei Shu"b). This work is a summary of the seventy improper slaughter methods, to make it easier for the ritual slaughterers to remember them, hence the name Zot Zikaron ["This Memory"].
Professional script, beautiful and straight. Each one of the pages is stamped and surrounded by a border. The titles and chapter headings are in block script; the body of the work is in Oriental script. At the beginning of the manuscript, there are two introductions. At the end of each introduction, and at the end of the book, there are beautiful illustrated frames with a colophon bearing the names of the authors and the transcriber.
68 leaves. 10x14 cm. Ink on thick paper.
Fine condition. 2 leaves are reinforced with tape. Aging stains. New binding.
