Auction 94 Part 1 Important Items from the Gross Family Collection
Manuscript – Works of Practical Kabbalah – Including Methodology and Selections for Wonder Healers – Eastern Europe, 19th Century
Manuscript, anthology of works on practical kabbalah – fortune-telling, physiognomy, palmistry, lots, dream interpretation, amulets, segulot and remedies. [Eastern Europe, ca. 19th century]. Hebrew and Yiddish.
Neat Ashkenazic script. Large format. Includes various works, with kabbalistic illustrations and diagrams.
The final part of the manuscript comprises methodology and various selections for Baalei Shem (wonder healers). At the top of each page, heading – "Baal Shem"; some pages with sub-headings: "Methodology for the wonder healer", "Prayer for the wonder healer", "Hashbaot", and more. The section contains dozens of amulet texts, hashbaot and segulot for various issues.
See Hebrew description for contents of the manuscript.
[1], 48, [20] leaves. 33 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dark stains and dampstains. Wear. Tears to several leaves, slightly affecting text. Old binding, damaged.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, EE.011.037.