Poem in honor of Yosef Almanzi by Rabib Dovid Chananya Viterbi. Padua, [1838]. Manuscript. Autograph.
[1] solitary leaf. 18 cm. Poem in honor of Yosef Almanzi, born in Padua and died in Trieste [1800-1860]. Yosef Almanzi was a noted poet. Over 100 poems that he authored were known. Most of his poems were printed during his lifetime on solitary leaves in honor of his friend’s happy occasions and the like. After his death, his poems were collected and printed in “Yad Yosef” [Krakow, 1889].
Signed on the 23rd of the Month, 1838, and signed ד.ח. – the initials of Dovid Chananya Viterbi, famed rabbi of Mantua, third generation disciple of the Ramchal of Padua. Autograph by the Rabbi of Padua.
To the best of our knowledge, this poem is unknown. Very fine condition.