Inscribed endpaper : [Altona, Germany], [1850?-1899?].
דף-מגן נרשם : [אלטונא, גרמניה],

Format:

Book

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Korth, Meshulam ben Mosheh.

Contributor:

Katz, Yaakov, Rabbi (Altona, Germany), 1808-1906, former owner.

Peisbaum, Jacob, former owner.

Lamm, Louis, 1871-1943, former owner.

כץ, יעקב, רב (אלטונא, גרמניה).

Language:

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Jews.

History.

Books--Provenance.

Germany--Hamburg.

Books--Provenance--Specimens.

Books.

Jews--Germany--Hamburg--19th century--History--Sources.

Genre:

Sources.

Specimens.

Poetry.

Manuscripts, European.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Winner's Auctions (Jerusalem), Auction 121 (May 20, 2020) lot 403.

Formerly owned by Jac.[ob] Peisbaum (autographs).

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : paper ; 213 x 126 (130 x 110) mm

Contained In:

Contained in: Louis Lamm collection of inscribed endpapers.

Place of Publication:

[1850?-1899?].

[1778-1810?].

Summary:

This is a manuscript surviving on a former free-end of a printed book inscribed to Yaakov Katz, the Dayan and rabbi in Altona (1808-1906; the position he held was likely Klausrabbiner, serving under Jacob Ettlinger and afterward Elieser Löb; he was also an importer of kosher wines; see Eduard Duckesz, Hakhme A.H.U. (Hamburg, 1905), page 150-1) and gifted to him by a student, Meshulam (ben Mosheh) Korth קאהרט), Kort) from Fürth. First inscription written in three lines (likely in a different hand); verses by Korth in honor of the recipient below in six lines with a signature below ("K" stamped in blue adjacent to Korth's signature, likely using a rubber stamp). Written in an Ashkenazic semicursive script (main gift inscription) and an Ashkenazic cursive script (additional gift inscription at top). Item mounted on blue paper.

Notes:

This item is leaf 12 in a collection of 13 inscribed endpapers.

Cited as:

UPenn CAJS Rar Ms 558l.

OCLC:

1319728596