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Seder tefilot yesharot u-varot (The Order of Upright and Pure Prayers)
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Kabbalists prayed using the basic Jewish prayers, but added certain elements according to their own tradition. The prayers are often presented with kavanot (special devotional forms, meanings, and…

Contributor:

Unknown

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Turkey)

Date:

1734

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Ritual objects, Prayer & liturgy, Mysticism, Ritual & observance

Categories:

Magical Texts
Manuscript page of Hebrew text arranged in the shape of a eight-branched candelabrum.
Sefirotic Diagram of the First Man
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According to the colophon, Natan Hammerschlag’s Ilan de-adam kadmon (Sefirotic Diagram of the First Man) was copied from the writings of Ḥayim Vital, the most prominent disciple of Isaac Luria…

Contributor:

Natan Hammerschlag

Places:

Moravia, Holy Roman Empire (Moravia, Czech Republic)

Date:

1691

Subjects:

Illuminated manuscripts, Sefirot, Kabbalah, Mysticism, Body image

Categories:

Print & book culture, Magical Texts
Manuscript page with Hebrew text in circular frames arranged as a diagram in the shape of a human head with crown.