Auction 15

Handwritten Sefer ‘Meshivat Nefesh’. Yemen 19th Century

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Handwritten in pleasant looking Yemenite writing. Includes: Hlachot, Kiddushin, Ketubot, Edut, Gitin, Noschei Shtarot. At the end of the book is ‘Tikun Purim’, a liturgical poem “there is no one who is like you” for Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi. The writing is formatted in a way that allows for side annotations. Hand written Shas is rare in Yemen. On the cover page there is a frame decorated with geometric ornaments and psukim and in it is written “Book of Meshivat Nefesh Rabbi Sa’idia ben Og’an ben Moshe HaLevi, a 19th century author, copied the book Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer. 10 and 31 pages. 11×18 “cm. Handwritting underwent professional restoration. Overall good condition.