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[Prayer Book - Morning]

This is a prayer book with morning liturgy for Sabbath and weekdays. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 19.00 cm × 12.50 cm. 4 page(s).

ספר מגן בעדי

ספר מגן בעדי

This is a book of commentary on the Shulḥan ʻArukh, the code of Jewish law by Joseph Karo. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 23.00 cm × 17.20 cm. 3 page(s).

ספר יערות דבש

ספר יערות דבש

This is a collection of sermons and essays on Jewish ethics by the Jonathan Eybeschuetz, an 18th Century rabbi. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 20.20 cm × 14.70 cm. 2 page(s).

בני ציון

בני ציון

This is part of a book that is a concordance of Biblical and other liturgical cross-references. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 26.40 cm × 24.00 cm. 3 page(s).

Approach to Front / Back Image Capture

Documentation for how to image front and back of objects 1 page(s).

Book Covers

These are groups of book covers. Included are several handwritten annotations. 2 page(s).

ספר מגן אברהם

ספר מגן אברהם

This is a book of sermons and homilies on the Torah printed in Venice. Dimensions : 18.70 cm × 13.70 cm. Éditeur : D. Zanetti. Lieu de publication : Venice, Italy. 184 page(s).

Book Pages

These are groups of book pages. 1 page(s).

[Book Section - Songs]

This is from a book of songs and poetry in Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 16.50 cm × 12.00 cm. 3 page(s).

[Book Section - Masekhet Menuḥot, Talmud Bavli]

This is a tractate of the Babylonian Talmud. It discusses offerings in the Temple in Jerusalem. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 34.20 cm × 23.40 cm. 6 page(s).

חנוך לנער

חנוך לנער

This is part of a book about Jewish Law and Jewish stories for children. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 18.60 cm × 14.00 cm. 3 page(s).

ספר עין יעקב

ספר עין יעקב

This is a book of commentary on Jewish literature. There is no date of publication. Dimensions : 18.60 cm × 12.90 cm. Éditeur : Bi-Defus ṿe-Hotsaʼot ha-Almanah ṿe-ha-Aḥim Rom. Lieu de publication : Vilna, Lithuania. 5 page(s).

Handwritten Judeo-Arabic Book

שבט מוסר

שבט מוסר

This is a book of Jewish ethics. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 16.20 cm × 12.50 cm. 3 page(s).

נביאים ראשונים

נביאים ראשונים

This is the second of four volumes of the Hebrew Bible printed in Venice in 1524 by Daniel Bomberg and is the oldest book in the collection. It is known as the Second Great Rabbinic Bible. This text became the standard Dimensions : 43.30 cm × 29.70 cm. Éditeur : Daniel Bomberg. Lieu de publication : Venice, Italy. 109 page(s).

[Book Section - Prayer Book]

This is part of a prayer book for the three pilgrimage festivals. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 14.40 cm × 10.30 cm. 2 page(s).

Book Covers

These are groups of book covers. 1 page(s).

[Book Section - Book of Deuteronomy]

This is from the biblical book of Deuteronomy. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 17.00 cm × 12.10 cm. 1 page(s).

[Book Section - Book of Writings]

This is part of the biblical Books of Writings. Included is Chronicles. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 37.50 cm × 23.30 cm. 2 page(s).

גנת אגוז

גנת אגוז

These are two books bound together, both about Ḳabalah. The first has no publication information; the second book is Ginat Egoz. Dimensions : 30.40 cm × 19.80 cm. Éditeur : Eliyahu bar Ḥayim ṿa-Ḥavero Eliyahu Zeliḳman. Lieu de publication : Hanau, Germany. 3 page(s).

שלחן ערוך חשן המשפט

שלחן ערוך חשן המשפט

This is from an edition of the Ḥoshen Mishpaṭ, a book of Jewish law from the Shulḥan ʻArukh including commentaries. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 23.00 cm × 15.60 cm. 3 page(s).

תיקון חומשה באב

תיקון חומשה באב

This is a section of a book that is from the Zohar, a Ḳabalistic book. Included is section of commentaries from the Torah. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 19.00 cm × 13.00 cm. 34 page(s).

[Book Section - Shulḥan ʻArukh Yoreh Deʻah]

This is part of the Yoreh De'ah, a book of Jewish law from the Shulḥan ʻArukh. There is no publication information. Dimensions : 21.20 cm × 14.30 cm. 2 page(s).

Early efforts to dry the books and documents outdoors, 2003.

Early efforts to dry the books and documents outdoors, 2003. Photo courtesy of Harold Rhode 1 page(s).