Auction 16

Manuscript of Three Megillot—Song of Songs, Ruth, and Kohelet. Manuscript of the Maharitz. Yemne, 18th century.

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With Targum, Rashi’s commentary, and Mesorah. Pretty, exact handwriting, on dark, thick, and high quality paper, bound in the original leather with inscriptions. Opening boxes of the megillot are framed. The nussach is in block lettering with ta’amim and vowels. Handwritten by Meiri Yehiel Tzalach, the Maharitz (1713-1805), a Yemenite sage of the 18th century. Ra’avad and Chief Rabbi of all of Yemen. Author Sha’arei Kedusha, Sha’arei Tahara, Peulot Tzadik, and more. Accompanied by a stamped certificate from the Gaon Rabbi Yitzhak Ratzabi that this was written by the Maharitz. Wide margins, no cover page. Light tears and stains in the margins without damage to the text. [51] pages. 17x25cm. Generally good condition.