Auction 95 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Letters and Manuscripts, Engravings and Jewish Ceremonial Objects
Manuscript – Sefer Segulot – Yemen, 19th Century
Manuscript, Sefer Segulot, a kabbalistic work by R. Shalom HaKarchi. [Yemen, ca. 19th century].
Sefer Segulot is one of the earliest kabbalistic books written in Yemen.
At the beginning of the work is an introduction by the author. At the end is an illustrated Ilan Sefirot, with the scribe's colophon. The scribe subsequently copied various selections, and selections were added in later hands.
"Sefer Segulot" was published by Moshe Halamish in: The Kabbalah in Yemen at the Beginning of the Seventeenth Century, Ramat Gan: Bar-Ilan University, 1984 (Hebrew).
47, [19] leaves. 16 cm. Good condition. Stains and wear. New binding.
Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, YM.011.110.
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