1650 CURIOSITEZ INOUYES SUR LA SCULPTURE TALISMANIQUE DES PERSANS, HOROSCOPE DES PATRIARCHES ET LECTURE DES ESTOILLES By Jacques Gaffarel Very Good Esoteric

Not Identified, 1650. Vellum. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - This edition is rare. Two fold-out Hebrew sky maps show Gaffarel's central work on Jewish astrology, Kabbalah and various magical beliefs. Gaffarel's most important work "Curiositez inouyes" deals with oriental talismans, Hebrew, Egyptian and Arabic astrology, Kabbalah and star divination. The book is divided into three parts. The first focuses on defending Orientals, especially Jews, against various historical slanders. The second covers Persian talisman sculpture and astrology. The third deals with the horoscope of the patriarchs and the astrology of the ancient Hebrews. In the book there are two celestial maps or Kabbalistic planispheres to open, on which the constellations form Hebrew letters. - Partly with contemporary marginalia. Some minimal stains, overall still a good copy. Please see photos as part of condition report 1650 , CURIOSITEZ INOUYES SUR LA SCULPTURE TALISMANIQUE DES PERSANS, HOROSCOPE DES PATRIARCHES ET LECTURE DES ESTOILLES By Jacques Gaffarel Jacques Gaffarel (1601–1681) was a French scholar and astrologer. He followed the family tradition of studying medicine, and then became a priest, but mainly developed his interests in the fields of natural history and Oriental occultism, gaining fluency in the Hebrew, Persian, and Arabic languages. Illustrated By: Format: Vellum, Language: French Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Not Identified, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 315 ISBN: Curiositez inouyes sur la sculpture talismanique des Persans, horoscope des Patriarches et lecture des estoiles "Unheard-of Curiosities concerning Talismanical Sculpture of the Persians, the horoscope of the Patriarchs, and the reading of the Stars" Magic - Occulta - Kabbalah. Two fold-out Hebrew celestial maps show Gaffarel's central work on Jewish astrology, Kabbalah and various magical beliefs. Gaffarel's most significant and important work "Curiositez inouyes" deals with oriental talismans, Hebrew, Egyptian and Arabic astrology, Kabbalah and astrology. The book is divided into three parts. The first focuses on defending the Orientals, especially the Jews, against various historical calumnies. The second deals with Persian talisman sculpture and astrology. The third deals with the horoscope of the patriarchs and the astrology of the ancient Hebrews. The book opens to two celestial charts or Kabbalistic planispheres on which the constellations form Hebrew letters. SKU: BTETM0002412 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg