Moscow, RSL, Ms. Guenzburg 53Ẓemaḥ Ilan

Moscow, RSL, Ms. Guenzburg 53Ẓemaḥ Ilan

Shelfmark:
Ms. Guenzburg 53, 204b
The Russian State Library, Moscow, Russia
Form:
foldout
Handwriting:
Italian
Main Language:
Rabbinic Hebrew
About the MS:
This ilan is a significant witness to Jacob Ẓemaḥ’s "Ilan of the Enrobings". Found within a copy of Ḥayyim Vital’s “Oẓrot Ḥayyim”, the diagram presents a networked array of arboreal parẓufim that visualizes the complex sefirah-to-sefirah interfaces of the Lurianic emanation process. This specific witness exemplifies the pedagogical approach of Moses Zacuto, who recognized the heuristic value of Ẓemaḥ’s work and ensured its inclusion in the copies of Oẓrot Ḥayyim produced under his direction in Mantova. By reviving the iconic arboreal schema, this ilan achieved unrivaled clarity in depicting the core Lurianic theory of hitlabshuyot (enrobings).
Type:
Ẓemaḥ, Lurianic
NLI Record:
NLI Record

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Edited by:
Boaz Taub (Editor)