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Sefer Raziel (also known as The Book of Raziel the Angel) is a book of practical kabbalah that may have been composed in the thirteenth century, though scholars believe parts of it date from earlier…
Contributor:
Moses Mendez Coutinho
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Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Date:
1701
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This early printed amulet from Germany, meant as protection for a woman in childbirth, is adorned with woodcuts illustrating the Hebrew months of the year. The main panel, framed by images of the…
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Artist Unknown
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ca. 1725
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This printed amulet, from Germany, was made for infant boys. The amulet has a companion, for a girl child (see “Amulet for a Newborn Girl”). The text in the center of the amulet is surrounded by a…
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Artist Unknown
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Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
Date:
ca. 1750
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This remarkable manuscript of practical kabbalah was written in Eastern Europe in the mid-eighteenth century; at the end of that century it was owned by the Radvil Hasidic dynasty. In contrast to…
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Artist Unknown
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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Ukraine)
Date:
ca. 1740
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Traditionally, until increased access to doctors and hospitals was available after World War I, many East European Jews relied on folk medicine, which included amulets and magical cures. Books, like…
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Unknown
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ca. 1600
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This two-page spread from Elijah ben Moses Loanz’s Toledot Adam (The Generations of Adam) includes examples of some of the kabbalistic amulets and formulae for which he was famous.
Contributor:
Elijah Loanz
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Wilhermsdorf, Holy Roman Empire (Wilhermsdorf, Germany)
Date:
1734
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Amulet printed on parchment from Germany. The words in this amulet are arranged to form patterns and shapes.
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Artist Unknown
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Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
Date:
ca. 1750
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This German amulet is printed with unique designs. The names of the three angels, Sanoi, Sansanoi, and Smangalaf, indicate the use of this amulet as birth protection for mother and child, as…
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Artist Unknown
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Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
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ca. 1750
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This impressive cut-paper birth amulet is in the form of the double eagle, the symbol of the Habsburg Monarchy (and pre-partition Poland) and thus a popular motif in Galician Jewish folk art. It is…
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Russian Empire (Ukraine, Ukraine)
Date:
Early 20th Century
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This is an early printed amulet from Tunis, containing texts and symbols commonly used on such talismans printed in North Africa. However, this example is somewhat unusual, as the Shir le-ma‘alot psal…
Contributor:
Ya‘akov ben Elijah Gaj
Places:
Tunis, French Protectorate of Tunisia (Tunis, Tunisia)
Date:
Early 20th Century