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Or 10776
- Record Id:
- 032-003368922
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003368922
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100041232258.0x000001
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 10776
- Title:
- Miscellany
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- 032-003368922
- Is part of:
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- Hierarchy:
- 032-003368922
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 57 folios (i+57+i)
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10776 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
- Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1400
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- 1400-1499
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 10776
Miscellany
Contents
A collection of philosophical and calendrical works.
Language(s): Hebrew
Physical Description
Paper codex of the 15th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperExtent: 57 folios (i+57+i)Binding
Post-1600. White cloth binding. Boxed.
Spine with M. Gaster's label: 'מוסרי הפילוסופים. ס' התכונה 783.'
Accompanying Material
Ff. 54-57: four paper slips with Hebrew notes.
History
Origin: 1400-1499 15th centuryProvenance and Acquisition
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 783: inscribed with his name on ff. 1r, 53v; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 10 March 1930.
I
Contents
ff. 1r-9vTitle: מוסרי הפילוסופיםTitle: Musare ha-filosofimIncomplete.
Translated by Judah Harizi.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Ff. 1-9: paper with laid lines and chain lines; no traces of watermark.Extent: 57 folios (i+57+i)Dimensions (leaf): 214 × 142 mm.Dimensions (written): 157 × 92 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals.
Collation
Currently bound together with the next section: ff. 1-11: quire of 10+1 leaves.
No catchwords.
Condition
Very damaged, worm eaten leaves, but have been fixed.
Usage stains, slight water damage.
Layout
Columns:1
Written lines: 21
Uniform layout. Section headings are often written in larger characters.
Even left margins.
A few marginal notes.
Hand(s)
Sefardi cursive script of the 15th century.
Decoration
Diagram on f.14v.
Additions:History
Origin: 1400-1499 15th centuryProvenance
II
Contents
ff. 10r-41vTitle: ספר העבורTitle: Sefer ha-ʿiburIncomplete.
Physical Description
Paper codex of the 15th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Ff. 10-41: paper with laid lines and chain lines; traces of watermark (e.g. ff. 14, 17, 18, 27), but too small to identify.Extent: 32 folios (ff. 10-41)Dimensions (leaf): 214 × 147 mm.Dimensions (written): 152 × 90 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals.
Collation
Currently bound together with the previous section: ff. 1-11: quire of 10+1 leaves; ff. 12-25: quire of 16 leaves; ff. 26-41: quire of 18 leaves.
Catchword on every verso.
Ff. 26-41: according to the signature on ff. 26r and 42v this quire used to be quire ii.
Condition
Usage stains.
Worm damage.
F. 10 is more damaged than the rest, but has been fixed.
Layout
Columns:1
Written lines: 21
Uniform layout. Section headings are often written in larger characters.
Even left margins.
A few marginal notes.
Hand(s)
Sefardi cursive script of the 15th century.
Decoration
Diagram on f.14v.
Additions:History
Origin: 1400-1499 15th centuryProvenance
III
Contents
ff. 42r-53vTitle: לוחות הפועלTitle: Luḥot ha-poʿelJacob ben David was the astronomer to King Pedro the Ceremonious.
ff.50v-53v: tables. With names of the months in Ladino(?).
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Paper with laid lines and chain lines; watermark: a pair of scissors (e.g. f. 42 and 47).Extent: 57 folios (i+57+i)Dimensions (leaf): 208 × 148 mm.Dimensions (written): 144 × 97 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil; continuous with the previous section.
Collation
A single quire of 12 leaves.
Catchword on every verso.
Condition
Usage stains.
Fading ink.
Layout
Columns:1
Written lines: 22
Uniform layout.
Even left margins.
Marginal notes.
Hand(s)
Sefardi cursive script of the 15th century.
History
Origin: 1400-1499 15th centuryProvenance
Additional Information
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on the online catalogue of the National Library of Israel.Availability
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Surrogates
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10776 (digital images currently unavailable)
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