Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Three Manuscripts - Practical Kabbalah, Segulot and Lots - Kabbalistic Diagrams / Handwritten Leaves - Records of Performing Goral HaChol (Geomancy) for Many People
Opening: $300
Sold for: $1,375
Including buyer's premium
Three manuscripts of Practical Kabbalah, in Oriental script:
1. Large-sized manuscript, composition of Practical Kabbalah - zodiac signs, segulot, hashbaot and incantations, angelic script and Angels' seals, kabbalistic diagrams and illustrations, and more. [Yemen? ca. early 20th century]. Approx. 40 written pages. 33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Wear and tears, primarily to margins. Ink fading in several places. Detached leaves. Without binding.
2. Medium-sized manuscript, composition of Practical Kabbalah - zodiac signs, hashbaot, segulot and incantations, angelic script and Angels' seals, kabbalistic diagrams and illustrations, and more. [Yemen? ca. early 20th century]. Approx. 60 written pages. 27 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor tears. Detached leaves. Without binding.
3. Manuscript, Goral HaChol (Geomancy), in Judeo-Arabic. [Yemen? ca. early 20th century]. Approx. 50 written pages. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming. Detached leaves. Without binding.
Enclosed:
• Dozens of leaves from a kabbalist presumably proficient in performing Goral HaChol, who practiced in Eretz Israel in the early 20th century. These leaves document the dozens of times he performed Goral HaChol for the men and women who consulted him. For each person, he recorded the querent's name, their father's or mother's name, the matter they were seeking advice on, alongside various dots and dashes he wrote while performing the lot. Approx. 30 written pages. 21-23 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear.
1. Large-sized manuscript, composition of Practical Kabbalah - zodiac signs, segulot, hashbaot and incantations, angelic script and Angels' seals, kabbalistic diagrams and illustrations, and more. [Yemen? ca. early 20th century]. Approx. 40 written pages. 33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Wear and tears, primarily to margins. Ink fading in several places. Detached leaves. Without binding.
2. Medium-sized manuscript, composition of Practical Kabbalah - zodiac signs, hashbaot, segulot and incantations, angelic script and Angels' seals, kabbalistic diagrams and illustrations, and more. [Yemen? ca. early 20th century]. Approx. 60 written pages. 27 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor tears. Detached leaves. Without binding.
3. Manuscript, Goral HaChol (Geomancy), in Judeo-Arabic. [Yemen? ca. early 20th century]. Approx. 50 written pages. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming. Detached leaves. Without binding.
Enclosed:
• Dozens of leaves from a kabbalist presumably proficient in performing Goral HaChol, who practiced in Eretz Israel in the early 20th century. These leaves document the dozens of times he performed Goral HaChol for the men and women who consulted him. For each person, he recorded the querent's name, their father's or mother's name, the matter they were seeking advice on, alongside various dots and dashes he wrote while performing the lot. Approx. 30 written pages. 21-23 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear.
Kabbalah - Manuscripts and Glosses
Kabbalah - Manuscripts and Glosses