About
Giuseppe Merlini
(Active in Rome, 1746 -1760)
Jewish Book Binding
Chased and embossed silver
Rome, 1755 – 1757
17 x 12 x 5 cm
Within a leather case with golden initials “A.R.“ centre, interior lined with marbled paper.
Hallmarks on each of the plates.
Mahazõr prayer book, Sephardic rite
Printed in Venice: Stamperia Bragadina (1735-36)
Provenance
Filippo Orsini Collection, Milan
Bibliography
DI CASTRO, A., MELASECCHI, O., SPAGNOLETTO, A., Jewish Book Bindings, Rome,
Araldo De Luca Editore, 2013, pp. 34, 56-59