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'Erekh ha-Shulhan: Even ha-'ezer was written by Isaac ben Benjamin Tayyib, a rabbi and kabbalist of Tunis. 'Erekh ha-Shulchan is a novellae on the four divisions of the Shulhan 'Arukh. This copy is signed by Moses Gaster (whose signature is featured…

Alvise Bragadin (also Bragadini) was born in the early 1500s and settled in his hometown of Venice, where he became a renowned Christian printer of Hebrew books. He founded the firm Stamparia Bragadina which enjoyed wild success during his lifetime…

As time went on, Hebrew books increasingly employed biblical figures and scenes on the title pages. Most common were Moses and Aaron, who often stand in front of the pillars of the gate on the right and left respectively, as on the title page of…

This is the bookplate of Rabbi Abraham-Aba Armin Frieder (1911-1946), who served as rabbi in various communities in Czechoslovakia and later Bratislava.

Rabbi Frieder is known for his efforts with the Slovak Jewish underground movement to rescue…

This is the bookplate of Rabbi Aharon Mosheh Schwartzchild (or Schwarzschild), (1841-1912), a dayyan (member of the local rabbinical court) and moreh tsedek (rabbi who makes decisions pertaining to Jewish Law) in the Jewish community of Frankfurt am…

This is the bookplate of Aron Hirsch Heymann (1802 or 1803-1880), a salesman, banker and leader of the Jewish community in Berlin. Born in Strausberg, Germany to Joachim Moses and Bella Heymann, Aron Hirsch began his training in business when he was…

This is the bookplate of Augustus Frederick (1773-1843), Duke of Sussex and ninth child of King George III of England. The Duke was a great bibliophile, and his library was expanded book-by-book (as opposed to large acquisitions) from 1819 to 1830.…

This is the bookplate of Elkan Nathan Adler (1861-1946), an Anglo-Jewish author, lawyer, historian, and bibliophile. He is famous for being the first European to enter the Cairo Genizah and bringing more than 25,000 fragments back to England.…

This is the bookplate of Ernst Jonah (also Yonah ben Hanokh ha-Kohen) Ehrentreu, a German rabbi and teacher.

Ehrentreu was born in Munich in 1896 to Rabbi Hanokh (Heinrich Chanoch) Ehrentreu and Ida Jettel Ehrentreu. There he began his studies,…

This is the bookplate of Hieronymus Scholtz (1723 - after 1807), a deacon and preacher at the church of St. Elizabeth at Breslau (Wrocław).

This is one of his two bookplates that appear in the Brisman Collection. It was made by engraver Johann…