VITAL, Hayyim (Safed; 1542-1620). Peri Ets Chayyim (Branch 1, Sha'ar ha-Kavvanot). MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER.

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VITAL, Hayyim (Safed; 1542-1620). Peri Ets Chayyim (Branch 1, Sha'ar ha-Kavvanot). MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER.

[Central or Eastern Europe, 17th-18th century]

4o (190 x 160 mm). 425 leaves (fols. 21-445; imperfect at beginning and end). Brown ink. Ashkenazic semi-cursive script. Some notes in the margins. (First leaves with frayed corners and edges, first leaf with strengthened margins, some browning and staining.) Modern blind and gold-tooled red morocco, edges stained dark green or black, two modern paper flyleaves at back and front.

CONTENTS:
The beginning and end of the text are lacking in this copy. First printed in Korets in 1785 (Vinograd, Thesaurus, p. 600, no. 55).

REFERENCES: Neubauer, no. 102, p. 31; Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts, Jerusalem, F 4767.

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