Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Manuscript – Amulets and Kabbalistic Illustrations – Eastern Europe, 19th Century
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Manuscript, collection of amulets and kabbalistic illustrations. [Eastern Europe?, 19th century].
Three large format leaves, with amulets, kabbalistic diagrams and illustrations, and Angelic script, in square and cursive Ashkenazic script. Hebrew and some Yiddish.
The leaves include various amulets for infertility, pregnancy and childbirth, for love, against fear, and more.
[3] double leaves, 8 written pages. 35 cm. Fair–good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tears and open tears, slightly affecting text, repaired with paper.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, EE.011.038.
European Jewry – Manuscripts
European Jewry – Manuscripts