General

Title

The Hammerschlag Poppers

Manuscript name

The Hammerschlag Poppers – National Library of Israel, Ms. Heb. 4°9794

Summary

This ilan is a slightly modified copy of the original Meir Poppers ilan. Were it a component in a Great Tree, it would be classified as type “Pu.” The copy was made by Nathan (Nosen) Neta Hammerschlag, whose distinctive artistic style is immediately apparent from its opening lines. The absence of Sabbatean allusions, which are found in Hammerschlag's codices (held by the Bodleian Library in Oxford) and in his grand 1691 Ilan of Adam Kadmon (Munich, BSB, Cod.hebr. 450), points to the likelihood that he copied the Poppers ilan before his infatuation with Shabtai Ẓevi began. At the top of the rotulus, Hammerschlag added the title “With good fortune (be-tov gada) I will begin” followed by a quote from Psalms 71:16, and lengthy instructions for using the ilan. He also polemicizes against so-called “abusers of secrets,” the identify of whom remains a mystery. At the bottom of the rotulus, Hammerschlag added three additional kabbalistic diagrams that present diverse synoptic representations of the World of Emanation.

Layout

Copied and illustrated by Nathan Neta Hammerschlag.

Support material

Paper mounted on cloth

Form

http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300028629

Identifier

Ms. Heb. 4°9794

Alternative identifier

GFCT, Tel Aviv, Israel Ms. 028.011.009

Repository

The National Library of Israel

Country

http://ontologi.es/place/IL

Settlement

Jerusalem

Dimensions

Measure

1 leaf

Width

47.0 cm

Height

398.0 cm

Creation time