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Amulet
Artist Unknown
ca. 1750
Amulet printed on parchment from Germany. The words in this amulet are arranged to form patterns and shapes.
Amulet printed on parchment from Germany. The words in this amulet are arranged to form patterns and shapes.
Credits
Courtesy GFC Trust / William L. Gross. Photo by Ardon bar Hama.
Published in:The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
Amulets for the evil eye; tested. Write on either a kosher or deerskin parchment, on a day of [reading from] the Torah, before eating anything. And calculate in that hour which day it is and which…
Amulets for the evil eye; tested. Write on either a kosher or deerskin parchment, on a day of [reading from] the Torah, before eating anything. And calculate in that hour which day it is and which…