Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Manuscript – Siddur Kavanot HaAri – 18th Century – Illustrations and Decorations

Opening: $5,000
Sold for: $32,500
Including buyer's premium

Manuscript, Siddur Kavanot HaAri, with kabbalistic commentaries and kavanot, based on the redaction of R. Meir Poppers. Including: daily prayers, prayers for Shabbat, the festivals and High Holidays, daily conduct, Tikkun Chatzot, kavanot for the Passover Haggadah, Sefirat HaOmer and Hakafot, commentary on Shabbat songs and more. [Europe (Russia-Poland?), ca. first half of 18th century].
Neat Ashkenazic script. Illustrations of menorahs and various kabbalistic tables. Illustrated initials and other illustrations and decorations.
Many glosses alongside the text. Seemingly, the scribe was a kabbalist himself. Two glosses mention "the book of the rabbi of Shklow" or "the book of R. Yisrael Shklower", referring to the book Or Yisrael (Frankfurt an der Oder 1702) by the kabbalist R. Yisrael son of R. Aharon Yoffe rabbi of Shklow.
In many places in this manuscript, the scribe decorated the letter "lamed", perhaps alluding to his name.
Several marginal glosses by other writers (unidentified).
Ownership inscription on last leaf: "…Moshe[?] son of R. Yitzchak Rosenhaus[?] of Eihumen [Chervyen]".
2-270 (i.e. 269), [2] leaves (total of 270 leaves). Seemingly lacking one leaf at beginning of manuscript. 19 cm. Overall good condition. Torn and detached leaves, with loss of text. Stains and wear. Tears (primarily to margins). Without binding.


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Kabbalistic Works – Manuscripts and Books
Kabbalistic Works – Manuscripts and Books