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Eitz Chaim [Kabbalistic treatise]. Two parts in one.

Auction 66 · Lot 80

Eitz Chaim [Kabbalistic treatise]. Two parts in one.

Estimate
$4,000–$6,000
Hammer price
$7,000

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

VITAL, CHAIM.

Place

Brestitzky / Brisk?

Publication

1754

Description

Manuscript in Hebrew, beautifully composed in a rabbinic hand on paper by Yekuthiel ben Yisrael Issur. Two elaborately designed title-pages.

summary

Highly accomplished calligraphic manuscript of Eitz Chaim, the primary interpretation of Lurianic Kabbalah, as per the redaction of R. Meir Poppers.
ff. 212, (3), 213-368. Titles laid down, some light staining, trace wormed, heavily oxidized in places affecting text. Recent boards. Lg. 4to.
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