Hebraica Treasure Trove In N.Y.

From: The New York Jewish Week | Date: October 22, 2004| Author: Anonymous | Copyright information

Moses Montefiore collection of 13th to 19th century manuscripts up for sale at Sotheby's.

Terms such as "rare" and "significant" are thrown around so often these days when referring to important collections that such qualifiers are losing their luster. How then to describe the over 450 manuscripts being auctioned by the Montefiore Endowment at Sotheby's on Oct. 27-28, a veritable encyclopedia of Jewish life and scholarship from the 13th to 19th centuries, formed by a who's who of 19th ...

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