Illustrated manuscript

Order of prayers for women. Italy, early 19th century ...

Illustrated manuscript

Order of prayers for women. Italy, early 19th century
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A beautifully illustrated prayer-book of entreaties and supplications written especially for women, with instructions in Italian.

Every prayer and entreaty is preceded by instructions in Italian, and the manuscript opens with a passionate foreword in Italian extolling the power of a woman’s sincere prayers.

The manuscript title page is framed in a delicate border, and the two subsequent pages feature two full-page illustrations. Sprinkled throughout the manuscript are another 12 illustrations and designs.

The present prayer-book encompasses special entreaties typical for Jewish women:  order of Hafhroshas Challa, a prayer recited after lighting candles on behalf of the husband and family; a prayer to conceive on the night of immersing in the mikvah; prayers for each month of pregnancy and a special prayer for the start of the ninth month; prayers before and after childbirth; prayers for livelihood and sustenance; and prayers recited when the Sefer Torah is removed and replaced in the Ark.

Italy, 19th Century. Page Count: [36] leaves. Page Size: 10.5 x 15 cm. Condition: Stains and signs of use, most likely tear stains. Antique parchment binding.

Provenance: Yechezkel Toporowitch Collection

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