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Bidding Information
Lot #
19850
Auction End Date
2/19/2008 10:09:56 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)
Title Information
Title (English)
Kettubah by R. Isaac ben Valid
Title (Hebrew)
ëúåáä ò'ç îä'ø éöç÷ áï ååàìéã
Author
[Ms. - Illuminated Vellum]
City
Tetuan, Morocco
Publication Date
1844
Collection Information
Independent Item
This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
Description Information
Physical
Description
462:341 mm., some creasing and color fading, ink on vellum, neat Moroccan rabbinic script, signed and dated.
Paragraph 1
A rectangular parchment with the text enclosed within a colorful, multifoil Moorish arch supported by two columns, Surrounding the arch are floral motifs, and a large bird fills each spandrel. In the upper section of the page are decorative inscriptions set in a crenelated framework, the apertures occupied by vases with scrolling vines. The kettubah is predominately colored with ochre, yellow and green.
Detailed
Description
Kettubah for the marriage of Jacob of Tetuan and Mazel Tov on Wednesday 14 Tevet 5604 signed by R. Isaac b. Shem Tov ibn Valid (c.1777-1870), rabbi, kabbalist and holy sage, senior Judge in Tetuan, author of Va’Yomer Yitzhok (Leghorn 1876) a responsa work of over 900 pages! Additional unpublished manuscript works apparently exist in various libraries. R. Isaac's reputation as a holy man attracted many followers who sought his blessings, advice and counsel. Many wonderful stories and miracles are attributed to this holy sage.
Reference
Description
Sabar, Kettubah p. 357
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Listing Classification
Period
19th Century:
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Location
Other:
Morocco
Subject
Characteristic
Parchment or vellum:
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Language:
Hebrew
Manuscript Type
Ketubot:
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Kind of Judaica
