• Ms. 562




    Categories

    Kabbalah
    Manuscript

    Sefer shel Yehailyon mi-Shelomoh [ib]n Daṿid melekh Yiśraʾel


    Manuscript ID:
    Ms. 562

    Place:
    Italy

    Date:
    1700s

    Description:
    ink on paper; 3 leaves (21.2 x 16 cm); Italian semi-cursive Hebrew characters

    Subject:
    Kabbalah


    This kabbalistic text, similar to Hellenistic charms that associate Iao or Helios with the angels, is divided into four sections corresponding with the cardinal directions into which are categorized the various angels and the associated qualities. The list at the end uses various Italian terms. The manuscript ends with various diagrams of the “seal of David.”


    Manuscript Link:
    https://huc.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1308415298


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