Moscow, The Russian State Library: Ms. Guenzburg 53 p. 206
General
- Title
- Moscow, The Russian State Library: Ms. Guenzburg 53 p. 206
- Manuscript name
- Zemah ilan
- Summary
- 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).
- Main language
- Rabbinic Hebrew
- Hand description
- Italian
- Identifier
- Ms. Guenzburg 53
- NLI identifier
- 990000860800205171
- Repository
- The Russian State Library
- Country
- Russia
- Settlement
- Moscow
- Page number
- 241
- Edition
- b0
Creation time
- Date
- 17th century
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