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<p><b><u>Rare Surviving Manuscript of the Imrei Emes’ Library!</u></b></p>
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<p><b><u>Manuscript: Anthology of Poems, Piyutim and prayers</u></b></p>
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<p><b>The Imrei Emes of Gur</b> amassed a collection of seforim and manuscripts forming a library that was regarded as one of the largest privately held Jewish libraries in the world. However the library endured more than its share of troubles. In 1901, a fire erupted in the town of Gur destroying most of the library, yet the Imrei Emes did not despair and set to the task of rebuilding and expanding it. The second loss occurred during World War II when his entire sacred library was destroyed or lost.</p>
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<p><u> Only a handful of works were salvaged, and these gradually made their way, one by one, through devoted Holocaust survivors to the Holy Land.</u></p>
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<p><b>One of the rare relics of the Imrei Emes’ library that survived the inferno is the present manuscript.</b> It is intriguing to note that even an anthology of poems, songs and entreaties authored by Sephardic scholars was of interest to the legendary Admor Imrei Emes of Gur who sought to include it in his library.</p>
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<p>The manuscript encompasses 105 songs, liturgical poems, songs of praise, and prayers for special occasions, all arranged by maqam (a system of melodic modes used in traditional Arabic music).</p>
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<p><b>The maqams noted in the manu</b><b>script include: Ajam, Sikah, Bayati, Nahawand, Rast, Hikaz, Saba, Kurd, Nawa Athar and more.</b></p>
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<p>Arabic maqam is a system of melodic modes used in traditional Arabic and Turkish music. It is an improvisation technique defining pitches, patterns, and development of a piece of music that is unique to Arabian art, with each maqam built on a scale that carries a tradition defining its habitual phrases, important notes, melodic development and modulation. Each maqam has a structure that defines its style, such as happy or melancholy. The maqam system was also used among Jews of the Arab countries, and was used by the legendary poet Rabbi Yisrael Najara in his book Zemiros Yisrael (Venice, 1599).</p>
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<p>Page 44 features a song in Ladino.</p>
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<p><b>Turkey, 19th century.</b> 47 leaves + 22 blank leaves. Long, thin pamphlet with thick paper and neat penmanship. The end of the manuscript includes a partial index of the liturgical poems in alphabetical order. Good condition.<b> </b></p>
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<p><b>Original half-leather binding with menorah stamped on center of book cover. Spine slightly damaged.</b></p>
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![<b>ABRABANEL, DON ISAAC.<br />Perush Nevi'im Acharonim [commentary to Later Prophets]. Along with text of Bible.</b>
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<span>FIRST EDITION. Printed without a title page (although a handful of copies contain a half-title). Text of Bible in square Hebrew characters provided with nikud. Commentary of Abrabanel in Rabbinic cursive script. Some marginal notations.</span>
<br />ff. 395 (of 398), ornamental opening page provided in facsimile, all text leaves present, only lacking two blanks. Trimmed occasionally affecting headnotes, stained, censored (signed) throughout with removed words or lines occasionally replaced in an early hand, few marginal repairs and repaired worming. Modern blind-tooled calf. Thick folio. Vinograd, Pesaro 51.
<br />Pesaro: Soncino 1520
<br />EXCEPTIONALLY RARE EDITIO PRINCEPS OF ABRABANEL'S COMMENTARY TO LATER PROPHETS. Primarily a philosophical, theological, ethical and to some extent historical commentary, Abrabanel’s method as an exegete is entirely novel, prefacing each section of each Book with a number of questions and then interpreting that section in such a manner as to gradually resolve them. The preface includes Abrabanel’s account of his life in Spain and the subsequent Expulsion.
<br />EXCEPTIONALLY RARE EDITIO PRINCEPS OF ABRABANEL'S COMMENTARY TO LATER PROPHETS. Primarily a philosophical, theological, ethical and to some extent historical commentary, Abrabanel’s method as an exegete is entirely novel, prefacing each section of each Book with a number of questions and then interpreting that section in such a manner as to gradually resolve them. The preface includes Abrabanel’s account of his life in Spain and the subsequent Expulsion.](/img/aHR0cHM6Ly9iaWRzcGlyaXQtaW1hZ2VzLmdsb2JhbC5zc2wuZmFzdGx5Lm5ldC9rZXN0ZW5iYXVtL2Nsb25lZC1pbWFnZXMvMTE1ODgwLzAwMS8wMDEuanBn.DtmaRCRplJyeAC9GgBm3Bw)
![<b>Embellished Order of Hoshanos with Poems & Songs. Italy, 18th Century. </b>
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Elegant manuscript including prayers for High Holy Days, Order of Hoshanos, and songs for Simchas Torah sung by Italian Jewish congregations.
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The manuscript begins with the sacred piyyut “Achos Ketanah” which is recited in many congregations immediately at the start of Rosh Hashanah at sundown.
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Script in straight, even lines. Ornate borders and embellished letters adorned with leaves and crowns.
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Page 1a features a large illustration that fills the majority of the page surrounded by the inscription “Book of songs for the High Holy Days.” An illustration with a similar style and inscription appears on page 7b.
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Italy</span>, 18th century. [28] leaves. 18x14 cm. White paper, original binding. Mild stains at margins. Good condition.
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