ink recipe written in Italian

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Italian ink recipe

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The manuscript, titled Sod Yesharim (item 4 in the Hailperin collection catalogue), is described as containing folklore medical recipes, amulets, and spells. While the bulk of the 93-page manuscript is in Hebrew, it notably includes an ink recipe specifically recorded in the Italian language (p. 159).

Evidence

"Hebrew except for an ink recipe written in Italian; 93 pages, seventeenth century."

Remarks

This entry belongs to the private book collection of Dr. David Hailperin (c. 1812–1860), which was sold to the Melbourne Public Library (now SLV) in 1864. The manuscript is part of a series of eight works reflecting the collector's interest in 'black magic, divination techniques, Kabbalah, and folklore medicine' (p. 159). The presence of Italian suggests European provenance for this specific volume within the broader Judaica collection.