Seder Teki’ath Shophar [rite of Sounding the Ram’s Horn]. With Mystical Meditations by Isaac Luria

Estimate: $1,000–$1,500
Hammer price: $1,900

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author

(LITURGY)

Place

Modena

Publication

1734

Description

Manuscript in Hebrew. Black ink on paper. Title within lettered arch

summary

ATTRACTIVE KABBALISTIC MANUAL FOR SHOPHAR BLOWING. The first quarter of the eighteenth century was a period of intense Kabbalistic activity in Italy, as witnessed by the saga of R. Moses Chaim Luzzatto of Padua. It is understandable that in such a climate, mystical manuals for the performance of various rituals - whether it be the sounding of the shophar, the waving of the lulav, etc. - would be immensely popular

ff. (2), 1 blank, 30, (2). Wide margins. Stiff colored boards. 4to

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