rare GERMAN TORAH SCROLL 1780 PARCHMENT JUDAICA vellum Start Price USD 14,999.00 Current Price USD 14,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Thursday, December 18, 2008 Location The Holyland See more about 'rare GERMAN TORAH SCROLL 1780 PARCHMENT JUDAICA vellum' Description UNIQUE ANCIENT TORAH SCROLL 1780 PARCHMENT This is quite a unique and uncommon Torah scroll that I am offering and I would appreciate if anyone can help me locate an exact reference for the uniqueness of it.From the writing and parchment, this Torah scroll seems to have been created sometime in the late 1700s up to the mid 1800s. What is unique about it is evident from the scans you see below. As you see, the top line has bouquets of flowers illustrating all the "SHATNES GETZ" letters on the top line.   CONDITION: Most of the writing has oxidized but there are black letters still to be found. The Torah is complete, does not have the wooden holders (available for $100 extra). MEASUREMENTS: The Torah's height is 25.5 inches = 64cm.     There are 2, 3 and sometimes even FOUR flowers on one letter! In the rest of the text I should also point out that the 'tagim' (tittle) are also ornately done. There also seems to be different traditions (Mesorah) in terms of the shapes of certain letters. See for example scan number 5 on the letter 'chet' of the word "chaya". This would lead me to surmise that this Torah was indeed written before the textual differences (large and small letters and other such anamolies) were standardized by the Chasam Sofer and the author of the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch who lived in the early 1800's. This is true not just in the scans below but THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TORAH SCROLL! I have not been able to locate a Rabbinic source of where exactly this Torah scroll was made, but I do know that questions are discusssed in Rabbinic Responsa (such as the Aruch LaNer, Rabbi Yakob Ettlinger of Frankfurt, circa 19th Century) if such decorations inside the Torah scroll render the Torah fit for use or not. One thing is clear, a Torah scroll such as this does not come to light very often -it at all- and this Torah would make a wonderful addition in any Museum or private collection. I'd appreciate ANY information by anyone on this unique Torah. I did go to one of the foremost elderly scribes in Jerusalem and he admitted to me the age of the scroll to be from the early 19th century. The various letters, texture of parchment, figuration of the writing of the Torah text and of course the lettering were a wonder to him and seldom seen by anyone today. He HEARD of such scrolls, but did not see anything quite like this one! PS Please see my new Ebay guide on verifying the age of Torah scrolls. Many "ancient" Torah  scrolls sold on Ebay today are NOT what some people claim they are. Be aware!Postage anywhere in the world, including the U.S., is $100 via express 3 day delivery. Place a Bid!