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Auction 36 · Lot 245

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

Estimate
$800–$1,200
Hammer price
Not recorded

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author

(KABBALAH)

Place

Italy

Publication

18th Century

Description

Manuscript of Italian cursive hand alternating with square Hebrew characters

summary

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
ff.43. Brown ink on paper. Chewed. Later cloth. 8vo
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