Anthology of hymns, novellae and customs. Morocco, 19th century.
79 leaves [leaves 59-79 are mostly blank]. Paper. 16.5×11 cm.
Leaves 1-26: “Bakashot shel Shabbat”, most from North African poets. Some bear notes of the melody or the tune according to a different, more familiar, hymn. Leaves 26-41: novellae on midrashim and additional compilations in a different script. Leaf 43: Sermon for the dead. Leaf 49-58: “Minhagei Shechita V’Trei[fot] M’Sefer Zachor L’Avraham [by Avraham Ankawa’…Fez customs’ [printed in Leghorn, 1839].
Reinforced binding. Aging stains. Fine condition.