Magid
Printer: Israel bar Avraham
Wandsbeck, Germany, 1732
Paper, ink, printed
This title page in the form of a gate is unique to the German city of
Wandsbeck. The publication is the Book of Kings, with Rashi cmmentary
and Yiddish translation. It was printed by the convert Israel bar Avraham.
The printers mark at the bottom of the page shows a lion and a fox holding
a crest surmounted by a crown. The crest is divided into two parts, one
of which holds a bucket, a reference to the month of Shevat, and the other
two fish, a clear reference to the Month of Adar. These may well be the
birth months of the printer Israel bar Avraham and his son who worked
with him.
Height:
17.2 cm; Width: 11 cm;
Depth:
3 cm
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