Manuscript, Etz Chaim, teachings of the Arizal by R. Chaim Vital. [Eretz Israel, ca. 18th century].
Oriental script, by various copyists. The first part of the manuscript is in cursive Oriental script, and from leaf 109 onwards, the script changes to neat, round "Hebron" script, reminiscent of the Chida's handwriting. The final leaf contains several kabbalistic glosses handwritten by the first writer.
Marginal kabbalistic glosses, from several unidentified writers. Some glosses are in the hand of the first writer, and contain copyings of the glosses of R. Natan Shapira and R. Moshe Zacuto. Glosses of the Rashash were added in the margins by another writer, without indicating the source (one can presume that the writer was a kabbalist from the Beit El yeshiva in Jerusalem).
8; 176, [1] leaves. 29 cm. Condition varies, many leaves in good-fair condition. First and final leaves in fair-poor condition. Many stains. Significant dampstains to some leaves, affecting text. Minor worming. Several detached leaves. Without binding.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, OT.011.032.
