Shefa Tal, Rabbi Shabtai ben Akiva Halevi Horowitz. Hano 1612.
"The keys to open locked rooms…in the treasure house of the secrets of the wisdom of Kabbala…".
An important composition on Kabbala, based on Rabbi Moshe Cordevero's book "Pardes Rimonim". One of the first Kabbala books to be published in Western Europe. Many approbations from leading rabbis, including Rabbi Shlomo Ephraim Lontshitz, the Rabbi of Prague, author of Kli Yakar .
Many Kabbalistic illustrations.
Ink-stamps of owners, old ink-stamps are erased from the title-page, ink-stamp of "Moshe HaCohen Sh…"
[1], 87, 89-104 pages, 28.5 cm. fair condition. Stains. Torn on the first 48 pages, some words on each page are damaged. Pages are cut close to the text (a few pages are damaged), some damage has been professionally restored, some pages have been reinforced. Modern semi-parchment binding.