Seguloth [Book of Charms and Potions]. Manuscript in Hebrew written in a few different cursive and square Sephardic hands, black ink on paper

AUCTION 51 | Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Graphic & Ceremonial Art Including: The Alfonso Cassuto Collection of Iberian Books, Part II

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Lot 323

(KABBALAH).

Seguloth [Book of Charms and Potions]. Manuscript in Hebrew written in a few different cursive and square Sephardic hands, black ink on paper

Part I contains a detailed index of 420 remedies. From the Cassuto Collection Two parts: ff. 51; 24. Lightly stained, one leaf in with a small hole. Later marbled boards. Sm. 8vo

Morocco: 19th-century

Est: $800 - $1,200

PRICE REALIZED $3,500

A fascinating and rather bizarre manual of “practical kabbalah,” containing folk-remedies and protective (“white”) magic, which was based largely upon the manipulation of the sacred names of God and the angels. The present manual of practical kabbalah contains remedies for all kinds of problems ranging from infertility, difficulty in childbirth, loveless marriages - to remedies against a snake-bite, a rabid dog and even advice as to how to attain invisibility!