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Or 10453
Title:
Hagadah
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
27 folios (ii+23+ix)
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Languages:
Hebrew
Italian
Scripts:
Hebrew
Latin
Start Date:
1800
End Date:
1801
Date Range:
1800-1801
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Hebrew
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
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Names:
Gaster, Moses, scholar, linguist and Hakham of the British Sephardic congregation, 1856-1939
Michel Levi
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Or 10453

Hagadah

Contents

Hagadah for Passover.

Language(s): Hebrew, Italian

ff. 1r-23v
Author:
Title: הגדה של פסח
Title: Hagadah shel Pesaḥ

Title page on f. 1r: סדר הגדה של פסח שלי מכאל לוי כתבתיה בגוריציאה שנת התקס"א.

Instructions in Italian on f. 22v.

Physical Description

Paper codex of the early 19th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support: Paper with laid lines and chain lines; watermark: letters F T (e.g. ff. 6, 23).
Extent: 27 folios (ii+23+ix)
Dimensions (leaf): 180 × 131 mm.
Dimensions (written): 126 × 107 mm.
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.

Earlier foliation in Arabic numerals has been mostly crossed out from leaves with text, but have been untouched on blank leaves.

F. 13v is blank.

Collation

No catchwords.

Condition

Usage stains, liquid damage.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 12

Written lines: 12

Ruling is visible.

Hand(s)

Italian Hebrew square script of the early 19th century. Written by the owner, Michel Levi.

Decoration

Decorated full border on title page (f. 1r).

Pen drawings illustrating two hands holding a matsah and a maror respectively on f. 11v.

Outlines of an illustration on f. 2r, perhaps depicting the Hard work in Egypt.

Additions:

Binding

Post-1600. Paper cover. On the front cover: "MICHEL LEVI".

Spine: '588 הגדה פסח'

History

Origin: 1800-1801 Italy (Gorizia)

Provenance and Acquisition

M. Gaster's note on f. 1r: 'I.04 M.Gaster'

Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 588: inscribed with his name on ff. 1r, 23v; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 15 April 1929.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on the online catalogue of the National Library of Israel and the Catalogue of Hebrew Manuscripts in the Gaster Collection, the British Library, London; preface by Brad Sabin Hill; reproduced from the MS and typescript blue-slips prepared by Jacob Leeven, Joseph Rosenwasser and David Goldstein (London: Hebrew Section. Oriental and India Office Collection, 1996) (unpublished copy is available in the AAS reading room).

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Surrogates

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10453 (digital images currently unavailable)

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