1912 — First edition. Original cloth. 8vo, [6], 5-10, 400, [6]; [5], 476, [2] pp, 23 cm. Two volumes in one. In Hebrew. Full title translates to Siddur According to the Ashkenazi Rite with Seder Rav Amram Shalem and With All Supplements and Notes in the Second Part. The Seder Rav Amram is the oldest order of extant Jewish prayers. It contains the text of the prayers for the entire year, as well as the laws and customs pertaining to the different prayers. Although Rav Amram's predecessor Natronai had written a responsum (mentioned at the beginning of Rav Amram's Seder) to the community of Lucena explaining how the rabbinic injunction to recite 100 blessings daily should be fulfilled and had established the sequence of weekday prayers, Rav Amram was the first to compose a systematic arrangement including prayers for the whole annual cycle as well as the pertinent laws. Rav Amram's sources, in addition to the Talmud, were the works of the geonim and the rites of the Babylonian yeshivot. The Seder enjoyed a very wide circulation and was extensively quoted by the leading scholars of Spain, Provence, France, and Germany. It served as the basis for later orders of service, such as Siddur Rashi, Mahzor Vitry, and especially the liturgy of countries which came under Babylonian influence. Three different manuscripts of the Siddur are in circulation, and additional fragments have been discovered in the Cairo Genizah. (Virtual Judaica, 2015) . SUBJECTS: Judaism -- Liturgy -- Texts. Siddurim -- Texts. Judaism -- Liturgy. Siddurim. Ex-library with no markings other than bookplate on inner front board. Minor wear to boards. Tape on second, more detailed, title page. Overall Good+ condition. (HEB-48-31)
