gwuscrc:A richly ornamented Hebrew and Yiddish prayer book for Yom Kippur from the I. Edward Kiev Ju
gwuscrc:A richly ornamented Hebrew and Yiddish prayer book for Yom Kippur from the I. Edward Kiev Judaica Collection: Maḥzor ʻim Kaṿanat ha-Paiṭan le-maʻariv Yom ḳippur. Amsterdam, 1805. The mahzor’s, or High Holiday prayer book’s, leather covers and spine feature elaborate embossing highlighted by delicate gilt decoration, even along each edge. Embossed designs also adorn the pages’ gilt edges. Hands raised in the priestly blessing decorate the title page, while the leaf pictured immediately above includes a liturgical poem with an acrostic of Isaac and Rebecca. -- source link
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