3521

IJA Number: 3521

קאנון אל נסא

Ḳanun al Nisa

This is a book with Jewish laws and rituals for women written in Judeo-Arabic by the famous Baghdadi Rabbi know as the Ben Ish Ḥai. The book is printed in Baghdad, using the letters from the Hebrew press in Livorno (the place of publication is listed as Be-O`[tiyot] Livorno, meaning using the letters of Livorno).

Bibliographic Information

Author Personal:

Joseph Ḥayyim ben Elijah al-Ḥakam

Date of Publication:

1905 or 1906

Date of Publication Hebrew:

5666

Place of Publication:

Baghdad

Record Type:

Books

OCLC Number:

32540872

Language:

Judeo-Arabic

Annotations:

Yes

Format

Binding Format:

Sewn Binding

Cover Material:

Cloth

Height:

19.9 cm

Width:

13.4 cm

Depth:

3.9 cm

Preservation

Mold Remediation:

Mold Remediated

Flattening:

Local

Disbound / Disassembled:

Yes

Mended:

Yes

Other Treatment:

Volume treated for exhibit. See treatment report for more details. Disbound, washed, guarded, mended, sewn, rounded and backed and cased into a new Barrett Paper case for exhibit. Original sewing threads and case retained in a wrapper in the new custom box.

Rehoused:

Custom Box

Exhibit:

This item was exhibited at "Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage" at the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, from October 2013 - January 2014, and at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City, in Spring 2014.