Seder Tikun Chatzoth [Midday Vigil for the Three Weeks, a rite instituted by the kabbalist R. Moses Zacuto]

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: $150

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

author

(LITURGY)

printer

n.p.

Place

Mantua

Publication

(1710)

Description

FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural columns. Tailpiece of floral arrangement. Endpapers with a portion of engraving executed by Jeremias Wolff

references

Vinograd, Mantua 299; Friedberg, T-1807

summary

R. Moses Zacuto (1620-1697) was the preeminent Italian kabbalist of his day who strictly adhered to Lurianic teaching. Zacuto arranged tikunim (literally, “corrections”), i.e. special prayers for several religious ceremonies according to Kabbalah which profoundly influenced religious life in Italy. See EJ, Vol. XVI, cols. 906-8

ff. 10. Dampstained. Contemporary marbled wrappers. 8vo

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