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Bidding Information
Lot #    10002
Auction End Date    3/22/2005 4:10:00 PM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    Marriage Ceremony Blessings
Title (Hebrew)    ברכת אירוסין ונישואין
Author    [Ms. on Vellum - Liturgy]
City    Poznan
Publisher    Zevi Hirsch b. Abraham Segal, scribe
Publication Date    1830
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description
   [4] ff., 121:84 mm., light age and use staining, ink on vellum, illustrated title, square block letters with symbols, signed and dated, bound in contemporary vellum boards.
          
Detailed
Description
   Miniature booklet used for the recital of the seven benedictions under the Huppah. These benedictions, commonly known as the Sheva Berakhot (Heb. "seven benedictions" - when recited with the benediction over wine) are recorded in the Talmud (Ket. 7b–8a) where they are called Birkat Hatanim ("the bridegroom's benediction").
          
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Listing Classification
Period
19th Century:    Checked
  
Location
Germany:    Checked
  
Subject
Liturgy:    Checked
  
Characteristic
Parchment or vellum:    Checked
Language:    Hebrew
  
Manuscript Type
Other:    Prayerbook
  
Kind of Judaica