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Epithalamia composed on occasion of the wedding of Giuseppe Vita Levi to Ester Treves : manuscript.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts CAJS Rar Ms 810
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- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Treves, Allessandro, author.
- Language:
- Hebrew
- Subjects (All):
- Levi, Giuseppe Vita.
- Treves, Ester.
- Jews--Italy--Florence--History--Sources.
- Jews.
- Jewish marriage customs and rites.
- Local Subjects:
- Levi, Giuseppe Vita.
- Treves, Ester.
- Genre:
- Epithalamia.
- Manuscripts, Hebrew -- 19th century.
- Manuscripts, Italian -- 19th century.
- Manuscripts, European.
- Penn Provenance:
- Formerly in the William L. Gross Collection (Tel Aviv), IT.011.015; cataloged on the Narkiss Index, Obj. ID: 53511.
- Sold by Kedem Auctions (Jerusalem), auction 051 (December 18, 2023) lot 206.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (8 leaves) ; 22 x 14 cm
- Production:
- Florence?, 1860?-1880?
- Other Title:
- Hebrew opening page : Ba-yom ahavat kelulat ke.mo.ha-r. Yosef Ḥayim ben ha-m. Mosheh ha-Leṿi ze.l. ʻim ayelet ahavim ṿe-yaʻalat ḥen marat Ester bat ha-ḥ. r. Elyah Ṭrevez Y.ts.ṿ. / ha-tsaʻir Elishaʻ Shemuʼel Ṭrevez ...
- Italian opening page : Nel faustissimo imeneo des preg. sig[nore] Giuseppe Vita Levi, colla garbal[issima] damigella Ester Treves / il cugino Alessandro, in segno di stime d de rispetto umilmente offre
- ביום אהבת כלולת כמוה"ר יוסף חיים בן המ' משה הלוי ז"ל עם אילת אהבים ויעלת חן מרת אסתר בת הח' ר. אליה טריווז יצ"ו \ הצעיר אלישע שמואל טריווז ...
- Language Note:
- In Hebrew, translated to Italian.
- Biography/History:
- The Treves family at this time was mainly in Florence, and included the architect Marco Treves (1814-1898), possibly the uncle to Ester and Allessandro Treves.
- Summary:
- Nuptial poem, in Hebrew and Italian translation, created for the wedding of Giuseppe Vita Levi (in Hebrew: Yosef Ḥayim ben Mosheh ha-Leṿi) to Ester Treves, created by her cousin, Alessandro Treves (in Hebrew: Elishaʻ Shemuʼel).
- Notes:
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Printed green wrapper, with printed caption "Nelle faustissime nozze della damigella Ester Treves, coll' egregio signor Giuseppe Vita Levi"; rebound.
- Cited as:
- Epithalamia Composed on Occasion of the Wedding of Giuseppe Vita Levi to Ester Treves (UPenn CAJS Rar Ms 810). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.
- OCLC:
- 1569877502
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