Manuscript ID:
Ms. 205
Place:
Germany
Date:
before 1814
Description:
ink on paper, 37 leaves (14.6 x 9.1 cm.); Ashkenazi cursive Hebrew characters
Former Owner:
Jacob Moses, precentor of Mönchsroth, Bavaria
Subject:
Halakhah
English Text:
Author: Moses Hazan of Fürth
Such compendia of laws on kosher slaughtering and meat inspection were not uncommonly produced in small, portable formats. This manuscript has decorative architectural title pages in red and black, possibly added later, designating ownership in 1814