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Mizrach and Amulet "By Two Leaders of the Generation" – Jerusalem, 1870s – Bibliographically Unknown
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Printed leaf, Mizrach – Shemirah amulet, "tried and true by two leaders of the generation". Jerusalem: [Gościnny?, ca. 1870s]. With illustrations of the Tomb of Rachel and the Western Wall.
Amulet by the Baal Shem Tov for healing, protection from evil eye, pregnant and nursing women, sickness, birthing difficulties, headaches, for men and women.
Amulet by R. Akiva Eiger Rabbi of Posen for success and sustenance, for men and women.
[1] leaf. 30 cm. Fair condition. Dark stains. Folding marks. Open tears and repairs.
Not recorded in Sh. Halevy, and bibliographically unknown.
Early Jerusalem Hebrew Imprints – Printed Leaves, Broadsides and Booklets
Early Jerusalem Hebrew Imprints – Printed Leaves, Broadsides and Booklets