Obj. ID: 37652
Jewish printed books Shoshanat Ya'akov by Ya'akov ben Mordechai, Livorno (Leghorn), 1792
This text was prepared by William Gross:
Shoshanat Ya'akov "Palmistry and Wisdom of the Face…", by Rabbi Ya'akov son of Rabbi Mordechai of Fulda. Livorno, [1792]. Detailed guide for palmistry, the wisdom of the face and hair, etc. Printed illustration of the lines of the palm.
Variant. Written on the title page: "Printed for a second time" [see Vinograd-Rosenfeld, Otzar HaSefer HaIvri, no. 334]. Without [8] leaves of Zror HaChaim, novellae on the Torah and the Talmud by the publisher, added to some editions.
This is an edition of the book about the reading and interpretation of the had and the countenance with detailed guide for palmistry, the wisdom of the face and hair, etc.. The book contains an illustration of the hand. In the further text there appear hand drawn signs of the palm lines. This volume is the 2nd edition from the same year with the image of the hand and the essay. See Gross Family Collection B.877 for the first printing from this year.
44 leaves. 14 cm.