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A SILVER SCRIBE'S SEAL AND COMPENDIUM, set on a circular stepped base, the bottom seal inscribed in Hebrew Yonah Landsofer, the long cylindrical stem, finely engraved with a geometrical pattern, used as a container for needles, the screw-top urn-shaped upper-section with perforated detachable cover used to spread sand on the ink to dry, the upper compartment fitted with a spool-form cover, on which the sowing thread of the scribe was fixed, originally fitted with a thimble, now lacking, probably Prague, circa 1700
10.2 cm high(56gr)
Jonah ben Elyah Landsofer (1678-1712) was a rabbi, author and like his father and grandfather a professional scribe. The name Landsofer probably refers to his occupation, since his real name was Bunzlau after the town where the family originated. He was regarded as one of the outstanding scholars of Prague.
See Enc. Judaica, vol. 10, cols. 1415-1416.
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10.2 cm high(56gr)
Jonah ben Elyah Landsofer (1678-1712) was a rabbi, author and like his father and grandfather a professional scribe. The name Landsofer probably refers to his occupation, since his real name was Bunzlau after the town where the family originated. He was regarded as one of the outstanding scholars of Prague.
See Enc. Judaica, vol. 10, cols. 1415-1416.
See illustrations