Obj. ID: 37319  Techinot ve-Segulot ve-Derech Eretz, Bombay, 1863

This text was prepared by William Gross:

A letterpress Hebrew printing house did not arrive in Bombay at an early date. This 1863 printed book from that city was produced by stone lithograph, as had been all the some 35 Hebrew books published in Bombay before the publication of this volume. The decorated title page is arranged in a very aesthetic manner. By way of a colophon, the publisher indicates that he is from Baghdad, Iraq, a place where Hebrew language publication had just commenced a very few years earlier. The book is a compilation of special requests and prayers along with charms and talismans. There were three distinct groups of Jews living in India, one of which was called the "Bnei Yisrael", the "sons of Israel". The chronogram by which the date of publication is indicated is that phrase, indicating that this book was intended for that particular audience. Hebrew letters have numerical values. Words with a value adding to the date - a chronogram - are often used in Hebrew language publications.

112 pp.