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Or 10522

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Title:
Gan peraḥim by Yosef Montefiore
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Extent:
38 folios (i+38+vii)
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1740
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1741
Date Range:
1740-1741
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Names:
Gaster, Moses, scholar, linguist and Hakham of the British Sephardic congregation, 1856-1939
Montefiore, Yosef ben Yaʿaḳov me-Pesaro
מונטפיורי, יוסף בן יעקב
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Or 10522

Gan peraḥim by Yosef Montefiore

Contents

A collection of ethical discourses on betrothal and marriage together with a number of prayers.

Language(s): Hebrew

ff. 1r-38v
Author: מונטפיורי, יוסף בן יעקב Montefiore, Yosef ben Yaʿaḳov me-Pesaro
Title: גן פרחים
Title: Gan peraḥim

Title page on f. 1r: ספר גן פרחים - ויוצא פרח שושן אלופים בה יכיל מלא כל הארש בתוכו פשטים בדרך מוסר ... שחברתי לעת הצורך לי לעצמי פי המחבר יוסף בן הזקן ... יעקב מונטי פיורי מפיסארו תושב אנקונה וחתן למלך ה"ה ר'מ'ד'ק'ק' אנקונה צדיק חסיד ישר ונאמן העניו כמהר"ר יצחק אלקוסטנטין נר"ו.

F. 2v-3v: introductory poem by Jehiel ben Jacob ha-Kohen in honour of the author of Gan peraḥim.

According to Gaster, the missing leaves are in the possession of Rabi Sonnino of Naples (see Gaster's note on f. 19v).

Colophon: נכתב פה אנקונה שנת א'ש'ר' לא יבושו קווי לפ"ק f. 1r
Colophon: שנת אל ש'די יב'ר'ך אותך לפרט קטן f. 32r

Physical Description

Paper codex of the 18th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support: Paper with laid lines and chain lines; watermark: fleur-de-lis with crown on top (e.g. ff. 9-10).
Extent: 38 folios (i+38+vii)
Dimensions (leaf): 188 × 135 mm.
Dimensions (written): 150 × 95 mm.
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.

Parallel Hebrew foliation in ink (ff. 1-3 must have been trimmed off).

Ff. 1v, 16v, 18v, 24v, 35v are blank.

Collation

5 quires: i2, ii16, iii6, iv10, v12. Quire i includes front flyleaf; quire v includes back flyleaves and back pastedown.

Catchword on every page.

Condition

Usage stains, water damage, slight iron gall ink corrosion.

Binding: worm damage.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 15

Written lines: 15

Uniform layout.

Ruling is visible.

Running title.

Hand(s)

Italian Hebrew square and cursive script of the 18th century.

Decoration

Full decorative border around title page (f. 1r).

Additions:

Added Hebrew notes by a different hand: סדר בקשת רחמים על המזוזות ופרט קודש סעודות השבת... (f. 9v); תחנה להתפלל האיש על אשתו בעת עיבורה מחודש השביעי עד שימלאו ימיה ללדת (ff. 38r-38v).

F. 1v: calculation.

F. 19v: note by M. Gaster(?): כל הדפים החסירים כאן נמצאים ביד האדון ר' סונינו החזן ... דק"ק נאפולו . M. Gaster's note on front flyleaf (i)r 'Autograf? 1741'.

Binding

Post-1600, parchment binding. Boxed.

M. Gaster's label on spine: '297 גן פרחים'.

History

Origin: 1740-1741 Italy (Ancona)

Provenance and Acquisition

Front pastedown: initials in a medallion: 'I M F'.

M. Gaster's note on f. 1r: 'Neapel 10.899'

Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 297; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 7 March 1928.

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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