Manuscript – Otzrot Chaim by Rabbi Chaim Vital, and Other Selections – Ilanot Illustrations – Eastern Europe, 18th ...

Manuscript – Otzrot Chaim by Rabbi Chaim Vital, and Other Selections – Ilanot Illustrations – Eastern Europe, 18th Century – Kvittel Inscriptions

Manuscript, Otzrot Chaim, teachings of the Arizal as transmitted by R. Chaim Vital, edited by R. Yaakov Tzemach, with additional selections of the teachings of the Arizal. [Eastern Europe, ca. 18th century].
Cursive Ashkenazic script, by several writers.
The present copying of Otzrot Chaim contains the glosses of R. Natan Shapira, yet does not include the glosses of R. Moshe Zacuto and of the Rabach, which were printed in the first edition – Korets 1783. There are also textual variations between the present manuscript and the Korets printed edition.
The manuscript also includes Perush al HaIdra – the first part of the commentary to Idra Rabba by R. Yaakov Tzemach (printed under the title Kol BeRamah); several brief kabbalistic prayers; a kabbalistic poem by R. Moshe ben Tzur (printed with commentaries under the title Me'arat Sedeh HaMachpelah).
Detailed kabbalistic illustration on p. 95b and the facing page (unnumbered). Ilan Sefirot on p. 106b.
On the final page, inscriptions of names for prayer (kvittel): "Shmuel Aharon son of Miriam" and his wife "Ratzy Toba daughter of Rivkah Chava"; "Yisrael Dov son of Chanah Yuta" and his wife "Yehudit daughter of Rivkah Chava".

[124] leaves. 19 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains, ink stains and browning, occasionally affecting text. Wear and tears, slightly affecting text in several places. Tape repairs in several places. Several detached leaves. New leather binding.

Exhibitions:
* Израиль Книги у Люди. Tel Aviv: Время, 1991, p. 35.
* Mystik – Die Sehnsucht nach dem Absoluten, by Albert Lutz. Zürich, Scheidegger & Spiess, 2011, p. 45.
* Kabbalah, edited by Klaus Davidowicz, Mirjam Knotter and Domagoj Akrap. Bielefeld, Kerber Verlag, 2018, p. 127.
* Каббала Тайны Мироздания. Moscow: 2022, p. 116.
Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, EE.011.003.