Auction 28
Objects - Judaica, Ceremonial Art and Israeliana
Jan 23, 2013
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Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 11:
Protection for Home and Childbed – Israel Back Printing – Jerusalem, 1863
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Sold for: $1,000
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Amulet, protection for home and childbed. [Israel Back printing], Jerusalem, [1863].
Printed in leaf margins, near frame, is the inscription "May it be your will G-d the G-d of Israel that you shall command your holy angels to protect this house from all types of illnesses and pain and misfortunes that happen suddenly in the world…". The leaf also has the "Shir LaMa'a lot", a square with the names of "Adam and Eve, Avraham and Sarah…", "Do not let a witch live…", name of angels, "If I forget you Jerusalem…" and a drawing (woodcut) of the city of Jerusalem.
20X28.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Tears, folding marks and stains. The leaf underwent restoration.
Rare. S. HaLevi no. 88. See also S. Halevi no. 87 and the Bibliography Institute CD Listing 0179368.
