Raziel HaMalach. Anonymous.

Estimate

$2,000–$3,000

Hammer price

$1,800

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

author

(KABBALAH).

printer

Moses ben Abraham Mendes Coitinho

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1701

Description

FIRST EDITION . Title within elaborate woodcut architectural border. Unusual Kabbalistic charts and diagrams throughout.

references

Vinograd, Amsterdam 731; Fuks, Amsterdam 573

summary

A celebrated cornucopia of mystical texts and magical recipes. The first section, known as the Sepher HaMalbush, relates that soon after Adam was exiled from Eden, he prayed to God with remorse over his fall from grace. Whereupon the Angel Raziel appeared to console Adam by imparting to him the wisdom of the Book of Raziel from which Adam’s descendants would be equipped to foretell their future. An intricate formula with complex instructions follows, indicating preliminary actions to be performed prior to studying the text. In traditional circles it is popularly believed that possession of this text prevents one’s home from fire.

ff. 18, (1), 19-45. Variously stained, edges frayed, few leaves loose. Contemporary calf, worn. 4to.

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