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Or 8140

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Or 8140
Title:
Miscellaneous writings by David Nieto
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
4 folios
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Languages:
Hebrew
Scripts:
Hebrew
Start Date:
1700
End Date:
1728
Date Range:
1700-1728
Era:
CE
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Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Nieto, David ben Pinhas, 1654-1728
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project

Or 8140

Miscellaneous writings by David Nieto

Contents

A collection of poems, comprising riddles, inscriptions for the Synagogue of Tetuan by his son, and epitaphs.

Language(s): Hebrew

ff. 1r-4r
Author: ניטו, דוד בן פינחס Nieto, David ben Pinhas, 1654-1728
Title: שירים וחידות
Title: Shirim ṿe-ḥidot

Note on f. 4v: 'These 4 ff., formerly bound up in the volume 4033.h.31, were transferred to the Department of Or. P.B.&MSS. on Dec. 13, 1915.' Cf. 4033.h.31. on Explore.

F. 3r: coloured illustration of a candelabrum and three candles, with the caption: נר מצוה ותורה אור; f. 3v: coloured drawing of a skull between the two columns of texts.

Physical Description

Paper codex of the 18th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support: Paper with laid lines and chain lines, crowned shield (ff. 3-4).
Extent: 4 folios
Dimensions (leaf): 225 × 154 mm.
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.

41 leaves of modern fillers after f. 4 (not displayed in the digital surrogate).

Collation

Indeterminable.

Condition

Usage stains, iron gall ink corrosion.

Layout

Columns:1 2

Ruled lines: 18 36

Written lines: 18 36

Layout is not uniform; number of ruled and written lines per page varies.

Ff. 1r-1v, 2v-4r are hand written, f. 2r is printed.

Ruling is visible.

Hand(s)

Sefardi square and semi-cursive script of the 18th century; partially vocalised.

Decoration

Additions:

Binding

Post-1600, black cloth binding.

Title on spine: 'Riddles, etc. Hebrew. Brit. Mus. Oriental 8140.'

History

Origin: 1700-1728 18th century (not after 1728)

Provenance and Acquisition

Date of accession 13 December 1915.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on the online catalogue of the National Library of Israel and volume IV of Margoliouth, G.: Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, ed. by Jacob Leveen (London: British Museum, 1977).

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Surrogates

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_8140 (digital images currently unavailable)

Bibliography

    G. Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan manuscripts in the British Museum (London, 1899-1935, 1977, 4 vols), vol. IV, p. 155.

Funding of Cataloguing

BL