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Obj. ID: 37648  Shoshanat Ya'akov by Ya'akov ben Mordechai, Livorno (Leghorn), 1792

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Shoshanat Ya'akov by Ya'akov ben Mordechai | Unknown
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Date
1792
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Gross Family Collection No.
B.877
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Paper, Ink, Letterpress, Woodcut, Signature
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14.3 cm
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10.4 cm
Depth
1.6 cm
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Extant
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Description

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.
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.
44 leaves. 14 cm.

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Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
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