Seguloth [Miracle Remedies]. * Bound with: Katz, Jacob ben Moses. Minchoth Ya’akov Soleth (Wilhermsdorf, 1725). [Vinograd, Wilhermsdorf 162]. ff.51

AUCTION 36 | Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books & Manuscripts

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Lot 245
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Seguloth [Miracle Remedies]. * Bound with: Katz, Jacob ben Moses. Minchoth Ya’akov Soleth (Wilhermsdorf, 1725). [Vinograd, Wilhermsdorf 162]. ff.51

Manuscript of Italian cursive hand alternating with square Hebrew characters ff.43. Brown ink on paper. Chewed. Later cloth. 8vo

Italy: 18th Century

Est: $800 - $1,200
Appropriately enough, our manuscript is bound with the printed work Minchoth Ya’akov Soleth, itself a collection of seguloth or miracle remedies. The kabbalistic incantations, many of which name specific angels, are designed to address a host of issues, ranging from infertility and loveless marriages to pinworms, sciatica and brigandage