Megale Amukot, 252 Kabbalistic explanations of the VaEtchanan prayer. By Rabbi Natan Neta Shapira Av Beit Din of Krakow who introduced Kabbalistic study to Ashkenazi countries. Fürth, 1691. Second edition.
Undeciphered signatures on title page. Many long glosses [more than 50] in ancient Ashkenazi handwriting [18th century]. Deep novellae and kabbalistic remazim. On Leaf 28/2 he cites "…until here is a copy of the homilies of the Kabbalist R' Shimshon of Ostropoli, passed down from one person to another, from his writings…".
On the endpaper is a signature in another handwriting: "…Yehuda Melamed from…".
[2], 102 leaves. 20.5 cm. Fair condition. Much wear and open tears, to title page and first and last leaves. Ancient binding, worn and torn.