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LOT 250:
Avnei Zikaron - from the Karaite forger who "documents" the wording of the Jewish tombstones in the Crimea. Vilnius ...
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Avnei Zikaron - from the Karaite forger who "documents" the wording of the Jewish tombstones in the Crimea. Vilnius, 1872
אבני זכרון המאסף רשימות המצבות על קברי בני ישראל בחצי האי קרים - Avnei Zikaron HaMeasef inscriptions from the gravestones of the Jews in the Crimean Peninsula by Abraham Firkowitsch, Vilna 1872. Rare. List of inscriptions from gravestones and a description of Firkowitsch's travels in Crimea and the Caucasus, mainly during the years 1839-1849.
The text of hundreds of inscriptions from Jewish cemeteries in Crimea, in areas such as Chufut-Kale (Sela haYehudim), Mangup, Solkhat, Kafa, and Gozleve. A detailed list of the name of the deceased, year of death, and full inscription on their gravestone. Firkowitsch (1787-1874), a religious sage of the Karaim and collector of manuscripts and old books. He forged many gravestones to prove the antiquity of the Karaite settlement in Crimea. Separate title pages for each part of the book. Long introduction about the author's travels to Jewish cemeteries, and events that happened to him.
[4], 255 p. 23 cm. Old cardboard binding. without the author's picture. Good condition.
