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LOT 34:

Siddur Kavanat Ha'Ari – Chessed Le'Avraham – Mantova, 1783 – a Special Form with the Holy Names in Handwriting

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Sold for: $900
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Sefer Chessed Le'Avraham, "Three books … Seder Ha'Chol and Olat Shabbat and Olat Ha'Chodesh … of the writings of Malka Kadisha Ha'Ari…" Mantova, 1783.
A prayer book with commentary, customs and detailed Kavanot edited by the Kabbalist Rabbi Avraham Tuviana of Algiers, from the writings of the Ari and his disciples Rabbi Chaim Vital and his son Rabbi Shmuel Vital. In addition to the prayers, the Siddur contains Kabbalistic Kavanot, Hanhagot and Tikkunim, among them: "Seder Ha'Shulchan Ha'Tahor" (with Birkat Ha'Mazon), "Tikkun Ot Ha'Brit", "Kol Bochim" (Tikkun Chatzot), "Seder Tikkun Ha'Yom" (with "Pidyon Nefesh", Birkat Ha'Nissu'in), "Seder Tikkun Ha'Magefah" and more.
In several places in the book, the printers left an empty space on the leaf for writing God's name according to the Kabbala. Indeed, the unique copy before us contains nice, handwritten illustrations of these holy names (leaves 21-22, 52-53). It is possible that these were drawn by the printers themselves. Other copies of the book do not contain such additions!
140 leaves.
Condition: fair. New, half-leather binding. Moth signs. Stains. Typical tears on the margins of the Siddur.

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