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Or 11900
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 11900
- Title:
- Two ethical-philosophical treatises
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 60 folios
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- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_11900 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
- Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1400
- End Date:
- 1599
- Date Range:
- 1400-1599
- Era:
- CE
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 11900
Two ethical-philosophical treatises
Contents
Two ethical-philosophical treatises.
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 1r-47vTitle: Reshit ḥokhmahTitle: ראשית חכמהff. 47v-60vTitle: Beḥinat ῾olamTitle: בחינת עולםPhysical Description
Paper codex of the 15th to 16th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 60 foliosDimensions (leaf): 215 × 145 mm.Dimensions (written): 150 × 90 mm.Foliation:60 folios (+ 2 unfoliated paper flyleaf at the beginning and at the end).
Collation
Quires of mostly 10 leaves each.
Condition
Damp entry at edges, often with tidemarks into text area.
Mould spotting and worming.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 26
Written lines: 26
Uniform layout.
Visible hard-point ruling.
Larger initial sections and titles.
Catchwords on every verso.
Original folation.
Marginal notes.
Hand(s)
Sefardi semi-cursive script of the 15th to 16th century.
Additions:Folio [ii recto]: a pen and ink ornament, upper part of page.
Binding
BM in-house.
Cover: 'Re'shith Hokhmah Abr. Ibn Ezra. Hebrew. Brit. Mus. Or. 11,900.'
History
Origin: 15th-16th century ; Spain or PalestineProvenance and Acquisition
Dr Joseph Prijs: purchased from him by the British Museum on 19 July 1949: inscribed, back flyleaf (i)v.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on Margoliouth, G.: Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, London 1965.Availability
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_11900 (digital images currently unavailable)
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