[Talismanic broadside].
[פלקט לשמירה].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ḥayim ben Ḥayun, printer.

Ḥevrah ha-ḳedoshah shel ʻir Tlemsan (Tlemcen, Algeria), publisher.

Naomi and Henry Wahrman Judaica Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

חיים בן חיון.

חברה הקדושה של עיר תלמסאן.

Language:

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Childbirth--Religious aspects.

Childbirth.

Tlemcen (Algeria)--Religious life and customs.

Tlemcen (Algeria).

Talismans--20th century--Specimens.

Talismans.

Genre:

Posters.

Penn Provenance:

Cohen, Simon L. (former owner) (Kislak Copy)

Physical Description:

1 leaf : illustrations ; 28 x 21 cm

Manufacture:

Tlemsan : Sṭampa de Ḥayim ben Ḥayun

תלמסאן : סטאמפא די חיים בן חיון

Other Title:

caption: Shemirah zo la-yeled ṿela-yoledet ... me-itanu Ḥevrah ha-ḳedoshah shel ʻir Tlemsan.

caption: שמירה זו לילד וליולדת ... מאתנו חברה הקדושה של עיר תלמסאן.

Place of Publication:

[Tlemcen] : Ḥevrah ha-ḳedoshah shel ʻir Tlemsan, [1924].

[תלמסאן] : חברה הקדושה של עיר תלמסאן, שנת צדק צדק תרדף לפ"ק.

Language Note:

In Hebrew.

Summary:

Printed broadside of talismanic texts for protection of newborns; text consists of names of Patriarchs and Matriarchs and selections from the Pentateuch; protective angel's names at center; illustrations of angels, a lion, two palms, and a protective six-pointed star.

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger.

Date from chronogram ("תרדף").

Local Notes:

Kislak Copy formerly owned by Dr. Simon L. Cohen, London.

OCLC:

1429306644