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

Manuscript, Segulot, Amulets and Remedies – Italy, 16th–17th Centuries

Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $6,250
Including buyer's premium

Manuscript, segulot, amulets and remedies. [Italy, ca. 16th–17th centuries].
Cursive Italian script, by several writers. Anthology of segulot, remedies, amulets (some with Angelic script) and dream questions. Includes segulot for protection while travelling, for love, for easy birth, for success, to be invisible, and more.
Compiled from various sources.


[39] leaves. 14.5 cm. Fair–good condition. Stains, including dampstains (one leaf with significant stains). Worming, affecting text in several places. Tears, slightly affecting text. One detached leaf. Old binding, with worming and defects.


Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, IT.011.009.

Italian and Greek Jewry – Manuscripts and Printed Items
Italian and Greek Jewry – Manuscripts and Printed Items