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Kabbalistic Ilan ("tree") or diagram of the arrangement and structure of the spiritual universe based on the "Ten Sefirot" and Lurianic cosmogony. The diagrams bear a resemblance to the Ilan ha-Gadol ascribed to R. Meir ha-Kohen Poppers (d.1662), final editor of the Lurianic writings, published in Warsaw in 1864 as the Ilan Ha-Gadol.
The scroll was probably written for a wealthy individual who kept it as a protection against evil spirits. Scrolls of this type are rare as there were few scribes capable of producing such a masterpiece. Furthermore, the content was considered too holy to be freely disseminated. The scroll contains volvelles, globes, semi-circles, and connecting paths with mysterious and powerful Kabbalistic words and inscriptions which are secretly placed to exert their beneficent influence.
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