Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Manuscript, Works on Practical Kabbalah, Amulets, Segulot and Remedies – Yemen, 18th/19th Century
Manuscript, anthology of works on practical kabbalah and medicine. [Yemen, 18th/19th century].
Includes several works, mostly in Judeo–Arabic:
• Work on practical kabbalah, including a comprehensive anthology of amulets, segulot and hashbaot. With tables, kabbalistic illustrations, Angelic script, and more.
• Medical work by R. Zechariah the physician (chapters 29 and 30 of part III were not copied, as well as from the middle of chapter 35 to the middle of chapter 37. Blank leaves were left instead).
• Other works on practical kabbalah – see Hebrew description for more details.
[68] leaves. 23.5 cm. Fair–good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming. Marginal tears, not affecting text. Inscriptions. New binding.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, YM.011.080.