Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Six Manuscripts - Cures, Mazalot, Segulot and Amulets - Yemen and Oriental Countries
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Six manuscript of "practical kabbalah", with segulot, mazalot (Zodiac signs), cures and amulet inscriptions:
· Small format manuscript, containing goralot and amulets in Hebrew and in Judeo-Arabic, segulot for various states with mazalot. Kabbalistic illustrations and Hotmot Malachim ("angelic script" - a set of symbols used for amulets). Yemenite writing. [Yemen and Oriental countries, 17th-19th centuries]. Composed of several manuscripts from various times. On the last page is an inscription: "Written Tzefat Alkatav…Adar 1640". [105] leaves.
· Small format manuscript, "Book of mazalot for man based on the wisdom of astrology…", contains amulet inscriptions for various occasions and situations. [Yemen, c. 19th century]. Handsome scribal script, with decorated titles and kabbalistic illustrations in red ink. [25] leaves.
· Manuscript of Sefer Refu'ot, segulot and amulet inscriptions. [Yemen, c. 19th century]. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. Kabbalistic illustrations and Hotmot Malachim. [64] leaves.
· Manuscript, segulot, mazalot and amulets. [Yemen, 20th century]. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. Kabbalistic illustrations and Hotmot Malachim. [73] leaves.
· Manuscript, Gorah HaChol. [Yemen, 19th-20th century]. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. Contains also segulot. [11] leaves.
· Manuscript, cures. [Persia, 20th century]. Persian. Formulas for producing various medications. The name "Elazer son of Shimon" is mentioned in several places. [25] written leaves (besides blank leaves).
Six manuscripts, size and condition vary. Some lack leaves or contain damaged leaves.
· Small format manuscript, containing goralot and amulets in Hebrew and in Judeo-Arabic, segulot for various states with mazalot. Kabbalistic illustrations and Hotmot Malachim ("angelic script" - a set of symbols used for amulets). Yemenite writing. [Yemen and Oriental countries, 17th-19th centuries]. Composed of several manuscripts from various times. On the last page is an inscription: "Written Tzefat Alkatav…Adar 1640". [105] leaves.
· Small format manuscript, "Book of mazalot for man based on the wisdom of astrology…", contains amulet inscriptions for various occasions and situations. [Yemen, c. 19th century]. Handsome scribal script, with decorated titles and kabbalistic illustrations in red ink. [25] leaves.
· Manuscript of Sefer Refu'ot, segulot and amulet inscriptions. [Yemen, c. 19th century]. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. Kabbalistic illustrations and Hotmot Malachim. [64] leaves.
· Manuscript, segulot, mazalot and amulets. [Yemen, 20th century]. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. Kabbalistic illustrations and Hotmot Malachim. [73] leaves.
· Manuscript, Gorah HaChol. [Yemen, 19th-20th century]. Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. Contains also segulot. [11] leaves.
· Manuscript, cures. [Persia, 20th century]. Persian. Formulas for producing various medications. The name "Elazer son of Shimon" is mentioned in several places. [25] written leaves (besides blank leaves).
Six manuscripts, size and condition vary. Some lack leaves or contain damaged leaves.
Yemenite Jewry - Manuscripts and Documens
Yemenite Jewry - Manuscripts and Documens