Jom Kipur - Machzor - 1702

MACHZOR FOR YOM KIPPUR – AMSTERDAM, PROOPS PRESS, 1703 (5463)

Early Hebrew liturgical work: Machzor for Yom Kippur, including prayers, piyyutim (liturgical poems), Selichot, and the complete order of the Day of Atonement service.

Printed in Amsterdam by the renowned Hebrew printing house of the Proops family (Beit Yetomei R. Shlomo Proops), one of the most important Jewish presses in Europe during the 17th–18th centuries.

Dated: 5463 (1702–1703).

Folio volume. Hebrew text in square type, printed in double columns in parts. Includes sections for Shacharit, Selichot, and special Yom Kippur liturgy.

Binding: Contemporary full leather binding with rich gilt ornamental frame and central decoration; raised bands on spine.
Condition: Generally fair to good for its age. Binding worn with losses to leather and surface abrasions; interior with staining and signs of use, but text remains legible and substantially complete.

An important example of early Amsterdam Hebrew printing, reflecting the central role of Dutch Jewry in the transmission of liturgical tradition across Europe. Editions from the Proops press are highly sought after by collectors of Judaica and early printed Hebrew books.

Provenance: Private collection.

Rare early 18th-century Judaica imprint