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Or 5429

Record Id:
032-003314067
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032-003314067
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Or 5429
Title:
Collection of biblical commentaries
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
235 folios
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_5429 (digital images currently unavailable)
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Languages:
Hebrew
Scripts:
Hebrew
Start Date:
1500
End Date:
1599
Date Range:
1500-1599
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
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Names:
Ibn Yaḥya, David ben Solomon, 1440?-1524,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108677444,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/7742556
Ibn Yaḥya, David ben Solomon, 1440?-1524,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108677444,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/7742556
Levi ben Gershom, philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician and physician, 1288-1344
S. Raffalovich
TEI:

Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project

Or 5429

Collection of biblical commentaries

Contents

A collection of biblical commentaries.

Language(s): Hebrew

ff. 1r-112v
Title: Perush ketuvim (Iyov)
Title: פרוש כתובים (איוב)
Author: Levi ben Gershom לוי בן גרשום

f. 96v a drawing of a lion, in black ink.

ff. 113r-235v
Title: Ḳav ṿe-naḳi (perush Mishle)
Title: קב ונקי (פרוש משלי)
Author: Ibn Yaḥya, David ben Solomon יחיא, דוד בן שלמה אבן

Defective at the beginning and at the end.

Physical Description

Parchment codex of the 16th century.
Form: codex
Material: parchment
Support:
Extent: 235 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 92 × 75 mm.
Dimensions (written): 80 × 55 mm.
Foliation:

235 folios (+ 2 unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning and 3 at the end).

Collation

Quires of mostly 8 leaves each.

Condition

A little damp entry with tidemarks around centre of textblock.

Some dirty and stained leaves.

Few usage stains.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 28 29

Written lines: 28 29

Uniform layout.

Visible hard-point ruling.

Flesh side and hair side of folios distinguishable.

Large square initials.

Partly punctuated.

A folio with an illustration between folios 112 and 133 nearly entirely cut out.

Hand(s)

Italian square and semi-cursive script of the 16th century.

Binding

BM in-house.

Spine: 'Commentaries on Job and Proverbs. Hebrew. Brit. Mus. Oriental 5429.'

History

Origin: 16th century ; Italy

Provenance and Acquisition

S. Raffalovich: purchased by the British Museum from him in September 1899: inscribed, back flyleaf (ii)v.

1899-09

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on Margoliouth, G.: Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, London 1965.

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Surrogates

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_5429 (digital images currently unavailable)

Bibliography

    George Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols (London: British Museum, 1899-1935; vols I-III repr. 1965); IV, Introduction, Indexes, ed. by Jacob Leveen (London: British Museum, 1977), no. 1114.

Funding of Cataloguing

BL