Auction 95 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Letters and Manuscripts, Engravings and Jewish Ceremonial Objects
Manuscript, Segulot and cures. [Eastern Europe, 19th century].
Ashkenazic script. Divided into sections, most in Yiddish and some in Hebrew.
[29] leaves (leaves are missing). 16.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including many dark stains in some places, affecting text. Wear and tears. Open tears, affecting text. Some leaves repaired. New binding.
Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, EE.011.034.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.
Manuscript, large anthology of practical Kabbalah, amulets, Segulot, incantations and cures. [Eastern Europe, 19th century].
Ashkenazic cursive script. Large anthology, mostly from one scribe, with some leaves from another scribe bound with it. Extensive collection (comprising hundreds of sections) of cures, Segulot and incantations, also containing a cure in the name of the Baal Shem Tov and cures from various other Baalei Shem and folk healers. Segulot and amulets are also cited from early Torah scholars and kabbalists such as Ibn Ezra, Rambam, R. Yehudah HeChasid, the Arizal, R. Naftali Katz and more.
Also contains Segulot and amulets for various matters, some including kabbalistic symbols and illustrations. Some sections are in Yiddish, a few in Russian and Turkish.
Some sections recopied later in the volume.
[252] leaves (new foliation; there is an additional, older numbering, but misfoliated). Several leaves missing. Approx. 17 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Tears and open tears, affecting text to several leaves. New binding.
Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, EE.011.018.
PLEASE NOTE: Item descriptions were shortened in translation. For further information, please refer to Hebrew text.