Manuscript, texts and illustrations for amulets, hashbaot and segulot. [Eastern Europe, ca. 19th century]. Hebrew and Yiddish.
Large format. Neat Ashkenazic script, with many masterfully drawn kabbalistic illustrations.
Texts and illustrations of amulets for various purposes, including amulets for protection from demons and destructive forces, for healing, for pregnancy and childbirth, various segulot, and more. With instructions and practices for preparing amulets.
Many kabbalistic illustrations and diagrams, including Angelic script and angels' seals, Stars of David, menorahs and figures. Some of the illustrations are colored.
[5] leaves. 33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears, primarily to inner margins, restored. New paper binding.
Reference: Magie: anges et démons dans la tradition juive. Paris, Flammarion, 2015.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, EE.011.031.
