[Salutations and obeisances from correspondence to David Berlin]. = [מחמאות ומליצות ממכתב אל דוד בערלין].

Contributor:

Berlin, David ben Loeb, -1771 (addressee); Lamm, Louis, 1871-1943 (former owner)

Timespan:

18th century

Date:

1768

Description:

This is a fragment of a portion of a letter written to David Berlin (cut off beyond the lines of salutation prose); this item may have been separated by Berlin so as to prepare the letter text for publication or dissemination (Berlin likely wished to edit these lines from being released as they consist of prose). The writing and the use of a professional scribe may suggest that the letter was originally of correspondence from community dignitaries (such as the parnassim).

Language:

Hebrew

Provenance:

Sold by Winner's Auctions (Jerusalem), Auction 121 (May 5, 2020) lot 423 as part of the archive of David ben Loeb Berlin (-1771).

Subject:

Jews; History; Rabbis; Letters -- 18th century -- Specimens; Rabbis -- Germany -- Hamburg -- 18th century -- Correspondence; Jews -- Germany -- Hamburg -- 18th century -- History -- Sources

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Sources; Correspondence; Manuscripts, European; Manuscripts, Hebrew -- 18th century; Correspondence artifacts; Fragments (object portions); Personal correspondence

Physical Description:

1 leaf : paper; 60 x 140 (25 x 100) mm

Geographic Subject:

Germany -- Hamburg

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. fragment.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Layout: Written in five lines aligned right; one word of letter continues below text at center; writing location at top right margin.; Script: Written in a Ashkenazic cursive script in a scribal hand.; Decoration: Flourish preceding "Altona" (upper right margin).; Origin: Written in Altona, then Denmark (today part of Hamburg, Germany).; Hebrew and Aramaic.

Physical Location:

Library at the Katz Center, Rare Book Room, CAJS Rar Ms 559f

Collection:

David ben Loeb Berlin correspondence