Obj. ID: 38430
Jewish printed books Ma'aneh Lashon, Lemberg, 1808
This text was prepared by William Gross:
Pleas for reciting at cemeteries and supplications at the graves of Tzaddikim. Prayers for reciting at graves of parents, siblings and children, husband and wife, etc. Prayers at the graves of Tzaddikim including entreaties for livelihood, cures, children, etc.
The printer Naftali Hertz Grossman was the son of the famous female printer, Judith Rosanes (who was herself the great-grandaughter of the renowned printer Uri Phoebus). Although his mother ran her successful press in Lemberg, Naftali established his own printing house in that city beginning in 1797. Upon his death in 1827, Naftali's wife, Chave Grossman, continued running the press until 1849. When she died, the press was continued by her daughter Feige, who ran the business until at least 1857.
Grossman's mark (Ya'ari 194) shows a popularly-employed architectural monument flanked by urns and topped by a bird holding a branch in its beak. The oval cartouche in the center holds his monogram; his full name is within the frame around the oval.