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Manuscript – Prayers, Kavanot, Amulets and Segulot – Morocco, 18th/19th Century

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Manuscript, anthology of prayers, piyyutim, kabbalistic Kavanot and Kabbalah, amulets and Segulot. [Morocco, 18th/19th century].
Western script, by several scribes. In several places, glosses by one of the scribes, apparently a Moroccan Torah scholar and kabbalist, are integrated into the margins, between rows and in the “windows”. On p. 9a is a gloss (inside a “window”) signed “Shmuel”.


[35] leaves. Approx. 20 cm. Fair condition. Several leaves in fair-poor condition. Stains and wear. Significant worming, affecting text. Disconnected leaves. Without binding.


Provenance: Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, MO.011.080.

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North-African Jewry – Manuscripts
North-African Jewry – Manuscripts