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Or 10629
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- Format:
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- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 10629
- Title:
- Kabbalistic miscellany
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 130 folios (i+130+xxiii)
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- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10629 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
- Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1500
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 1500-1699
- Era:
- CE
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Or 10629
Kabbalistic miscellany
Contents
A collection of kabbalistic works
Language(s): Hebrew
Physical Description
Paper codex of the 16th-17th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 130 folios (i+130+xxiii)Binding
Post-1600, blue cloth binding. In phase box.
M. Gaster's label on spine: '400 שמואל שעראריה קבלה'.
History
Origin: 1500-1699 16th-17th centuryProvenance and Acquisition
Moses Gaster's notes on a paper slip glued onto front flyleaf (i)v.
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 400; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 16 March 1928.
I
Contents
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 1r-7vTitle: A compendium of kabbalistic teachingsIn 42 sections.
F. 7v: אלו ... פרקי' בחכמת החן הוצאתי כלליהם מתוך ספר כתוב יש שבו ראיתי כתב יד הגאון המקובל כמוהר"ר מנחם עזריה מפאנו זלה"ה מרייו שנפטר בעיר מנטובה ארץ מולדתי ונקבר שם והיה תלמידו של הרב כמוהר"ר עזריה מפאנו איש מנטובה זלה"ה ואני הייתי תלמידו של הרמעף הנל' בחכמה זו קצת על פה וקצת בכתב והיה כתוב בס' שהעתקתי ממו שהם ליקוטי הקדמון מיוחסי' אל החכם השלפ כמוהר"ר שלמה אלקבץ ז"ל ואני קצרתי הלשון... הצעיר שמואל שער אריה בכמה"ר אלישע ומרת רחל קסיס זלה"ה ממנטובה ... . This note mentions Solomon Alkabeẓ (1505-1576) and Menahem Azariah de Fano (1548-1620) as deceased, it is clear that the work was written after 1620.
F. 8r is a table of content of Gallico's ʿAsis rimonim.
Colophon:Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Paper with laid lines and chain lines, watermarks: an unidentified thing in an oval (e.g. ff. 2, 3, 7).Extent: 8 foliosDimensions (leaf): 200 × 141 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Collation
One quire of 8 leaves.
Condition
Mould damage, water damage, usage stains.
Folios have been fixed.
Layout
Columns:1
Very narrow margins.
Number of written lines per page varies.
Section numbering in Hebrew characters in the outer margins.
Hand(s)
Italian Hebrew cursive script of the 17th century.
History
Origin: 1620-1699 17th century (not before 1620) ItalyProvenance
II
Contents
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 7v-130rTitle: עסיס רמוניםTitle: ʿAsis rimonimIncomplete at the beginning.
Table of contents on f. 8v were added by a later hand (see previous part).
Colophon:Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Paper with laid lines and chain lines, watermarks: flower (e.g. ff. 68-69, 83 and 86); an unidentified thing in an oval (e.g. ff. 83 and 87).Extent: 130 foliosDimensions (leaf): 200 × 143 mm.Dimensions (written): 130 × 70 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil; continuous with previous part.
22 unfoliated blank leaves at the end (called flyleaves in the digital surrogate).
Collation
18 quires of 8 leaves. Quire xvii contains ff. 129-130 and blank leaves, while quires xviii and xix contain only blank leaves.
Signatures in Roman numerals at the beginning of the quires. The first extant signature on f. 9r = numbered as quire 2. This shows that at least one quire is missing from the beginning.
Catchword on every verso.
Condition
Mould damage, water damage, usage stains.
First dozen folios have been fixed.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 28
Written lines: 28
Ruling (vertical lines) is visible.
Main text surrounded by wide margins to leave space for the notes.
Notes in much smaller characters in the outer margins.
Hand(s)
Italian Hebrew cursive script of the 16th century.
Decoration
Diagrams in the margins, e.g. on ff. 26v, 27r, 35v, 113v.
Full page diagram of the Ten Sefirot (f. 130r).
History
Origin: 1500-1599 16th century ItalyProvenance
Censors' signatures on f. 129r: 'visto per mi f Luigi del 1600'; 'p｢er｣ quello ò visto e letto il ... libro non ci o trovato niente p. mio giuditio che possa essere di alcuno in perguiditio alle relligioni romani s. p. I.S.'
Additional Information
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Manuscript description based on the online catalogue of the National Library of Israel.Availability
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10629 (digital images currently unavailable)
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