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Amulet
Artist Unknown
ca. 1750
Amulet printed on parchment from Germany. The words in this amulet are arranged to form patterns and shapes.
Amulet printed on parchment from Germany. The words in this amulet are arranged to form patterns and shapes.
Credits
Courtesy GFC Trust / William L. Gross. Photo by Ardon bar Hama.
Published in:The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
Let no one cross my threshold,
Nor disturb my silence;
I no longer wish to hear
The noise of people and speech
From them I crawled away
In tears, into my corner,
To listen at last in quiet
To the…
Let no one cross my threshold,
Nor disturb my silence;
I no longer wish to hear
The noise of people and speech
From them I crawled away
In tears, into my corner,
To listen at last in quiet
To the…