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Lot 160

Margaliot Tovot – Venice, 1665

Sefer Margaliot Tovot – abbreviated version of Chovot HaLevavot by Rabeinu Bechayei ben Yosef Ibn Paquda, by Rabi Ya'akov Tzahalon. Venice, [1665].
Includes prayers to be said by preachers, doctors, fathers for their sons, mohels, prayers for livelihood, for the acceptance of all prayers, and also, at the end of each chapter, a prayer suited to that chapter.
The words Mashiach Naggid which allude to the Hebrew date appear in several books, and are connected to the "revelation" of the false messiah Shabtai Tzvi – See about this in Areshet 3 – pages 39-40, and in enclosed material.
64 leaves, 15 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Professionaly restored damages. Unoriginal half-leather binding.