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Or 10336
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- Or 10336
- Title:
- Otsrot Ḥayim by Ḥayyim Vital
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- Oriental Manuscripts
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- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 205 folios (i+205+i)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
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- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 1700-1799
- Era:
- CE
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Or 10336
Otsrot Ḥayim by Ḥayyim Vital
Contents
A kabbalistic work by Ḥayyim Vital.
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 1r-154vTitle: אוצרות חייםTitle: Otsrot ḤayimIncomplete at the beginning and at the end.
With Natan Spira’s commentary integrated into the text in windows.
About the Otsrot Ḥayim, see https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/otsrot-hayim-add-ms-27006.
References
ff. 155r-205vTitle: Commentaries on Moses ben Mordecai Zacuto (הרמ"ז) and Natan Spira.Among the sages who are mentioned are: Binyamin ha-Kohen (f. 165v, line 1, etc.) and Yosef Tubul (f. 180r, line 11, etc.).
Physical Description
Paper codex of the 18th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Paper with laid lines and chain lines; unidentified watermark (e.g. ff. 128-131).Extent: 205 folios (i+205+i)Dimensions (leaf): 150 × 102 mm.Dimensions (written): 115/125 × 78 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Parallel Hebrew foliation in ink, which shows that numerous leaves are missing from the beginning: f. 1 = f. ס. It also shows lacunae after f. 1 (7 leaves are missing).
F. 135r is blank.
Two unfoliated blank leaves after f. 134.
Collation
Catchword on almost every page.
Condition
Usage stains, liquid stains.
Layout
Columns:1
Uniform layout, but number of lines per page varies: 22-26 lines.
Marginal notes, sometimes perpendicular to the main text.
Hand(s)
Oriental cursive script of the 18th century.
Decoration
Additions:F. 135v: pen trials.
Binding
Post-1600, green cloth binding.
M. Gaster's label on the spine: '944 פירושים על הזהר רמ"ז'
History
Origin: 1700-1799 18th centuryProvenance and Acquisition
Ownership inscription (?) on f. 180v: הצעיר נתן ....
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 944; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 8 May 1930.
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_10336 (digital images currently unavailable)
Bibliography
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