Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections

Collection of Manuscripts on Practical Kabbalah – Eastern Europe, 18th–19th Centuries

Opening: $800
Sold for: $6,000
Including buyer's premium

Collection of leaves, booklets and sections of manuscripts, with many selections on practical kabbalah, hashbaot, amulets, segulot and remedies. [Eastern Europe, ca. 18th–19th century].
Leaves by many writers, in cursive Ashkenazic script, including leaves in scripts typical of the 18th century. Some of the leaves are written in Yiddish. Includes kabbalistic diagrams and illustrations. This collection may have been compiled by a healer who dealt in practical kabbalah (Baal Shem), who prescribed segulot, cures and amulets based on it.
The leaves contain various inscriptions, including addresses, names for prayer, and more – see Hebrew description for more details.


Over 80 leaves. Size and condition vary. Stains, wear and many tears, affecting text.


Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, EE.011.035.

European Jewry – Manuscripts
European Jewry – Manuscripts