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[Talismanic poster].
[פלקט קמיע].
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection mapcase GR600 .K36 1873
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- Hebrew
- Subjects (All):
- Talismans--19th century--Specimens.
- Talismans.
- Childbirth--Religious aspects.
- Childbirth.
- Jerusalem--19th century--Religious life and customs.
- Jerusalem.
- talismans.
- Hebrew language.
- Genre:
- Posters.
- Texts.
- Penn Provenance:
- Cohen, Simon L. (former owner) (Kislak Copy)
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet : illustrations ; 59 x 43 cm
- Manufacture:
- Nidpas poh ʻi[r] ha-ḳ[odesh] Yerushalayim t[ivneh] ṿe-[tikon] b-ishenat [5634] : Bi-defus Yiśraʼel Dov Frumḳin ṿe-ḥaverav ..., [1873 or 1874]
- נדפס פה עיה"ק ירושלים ת"ו בשנת ב'ר'ו'ך' א'ת'ה' : בדפוס ישראל דוב פרומקין וחבריו ..., [1874 or 1873]
- Other Title:
- caption title: Ḳameʻa ṿe-shemirah le-śerefah ṿele-yoledet umi-kol davar raʻ
- קמיע ושמירה לשריפה וליולדת ומכל דבר רע
- Summary:
- Printed talisman in Hebrew used to ward off evil, fires, and for protection during childbirth. Four text areas in the shape of a cross, with four six-pointed stars surrounding a central image (of angels); four lines of ciphers surrounding central scheme.
- Notes:
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Date from chronogram.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Copy formerly owned by Dr. Simon L. Cohen, London.
- OCLC:
- 54191991
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