Img. ID: 577442
The following description was prepared by William Gross:
Manuscript, book of zodiac constellations, seasons and prayers.
The manuscript contains several compositions:
“Sefer Mazalot Rabbi Avraham Ebn Ezra Hu Shneim Asar”, an astrological composition attributed to Rabbi Avraham Ebn Ezra, with an illustrated title page in colorful ink.
Continuation of composition: “Zodiac of diseases based upon Sefer Refu’ot [book of remedies] of Chizkiya King of Yehuda” – Sgulot [supernatural cures] for healing, version of talismans, tables and names of angels.
“Sefer Misrat Moshe HaLevi” – indications for seasons of the year [thunder and lightning].
“Seder Arba Tkufot Esrim VeTesha Shana”. Preface by “Moshe son of Shlomo HaMa’aravi of Jerusalem son of Rabbi David resident of Safed”. Book of seasons for years 1794-1839 [with handwritten revisions for later years];
version of Birkat HaChama [Blessing on the Sun], in Hebrew and Jewish-Persian;
“blessing recited at the cave of burial of righteous” at the grave of Yechezkel HaNavi and graves of Mordechai and Esther;
“blessing recited prior to the blessing of Megillah for night and day”. In this section, all leaves are ornamented with verse frames and multi-colored headings.
Binding leaves contain notations in Hebrew and Arabic (in Arabic letters) and colophon: “… Aba Chaim son of Gad Shochat”.
[132] pages. 17 cm.
By the same hand as another manuscript in the gross Family collection.