Obj. ID: 37614 Tehilot ha-Shem, Venice, 1740
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This book, "Tehilot ha-Shem", is the order of study for the seventh night of Passover, printed in Venice in 1740. Support for the publishing of the book came from the brothers Avraham, Michael and Moshe, sons of Menachem Consiglio from Verona. This coat of arms, identified as that of the Consiglio family by their mention in the Hebrew inscription around it, shows a fish swimming with a crown floating in the air above. The meaning of this for the family is not known.
The Vendramin Hebrew press was established in 1630 by Giovanni Vendramin, who thereby broke the monopoly enjoyed by the Bragadin family in Venice. The press eventually joined with that of Bragadin, however, and the combined presses continue to operate well into the 18th C.