Chen Yosef by Yosef son of David. Handwritten sermons on the Torah, Prophets and Writings. North Africa, 1842.
On the title page: ” Sefer Chen Yosef …the words of Yosef, and I called it Che”n Yose f to hint at my name, and that of my father, my teacher … David … in the year [ב’ן פור’ת’ יוסף] [1842].
Sermons on the Torah and on verses from Prophets and Writings, many of which were compiled from other books of sermons. At the beginning of the manuscript, there are notations of births and deaths in the author’s family, including the passing of his father in 1834 in Tiberias and his mother’s passing in 1830 in “Sofia, Bulgaria.”
[12], 88, [19] leaves, paper. 19×14 cm. Oriental script. Illustrated title page.
Fine Condition. Several detached leaves. Cardboard binding.