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Or 10406
- Record Id:
- 032-003421606
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- 032-003421606
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100064499425.0x000001
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 10406
- Title:
- Commentaries and novellae on the Pentateuch
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- 032-003421606
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 414 folios (i+414+v)
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10406 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
- Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1869
- End Date:
- 1881
- Date Range:
- 1869-1881
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
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- Names:
- Gaster, Moses, scholar, linguist and Hakham of the British Sephardic congregation, 1856-1939
Grossberg, Menasseh, rabbinical scholar, c 1860-1927
Grossberg, Menasseh, rabbinical scholar, c 1860-1927 - TEI:
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 10406
Commentaries and novellae on the Pentateuch
Contents
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 1r-414vTitle: תורת חב"ד : דרשות לשבתות ולמועדיםTitle: Torat Habad: derashot le-Shabatot ule-MoʿadimAmong the included: homilies from between the years תרכ"ט-תר"ל (from 1868 to 1870).
On ff. 117r, 155r, notes added in darker ink, perhaps by a different hand: The commentaries were made in the year אמת וצדק ("truth and justice"; numerical value of the letters 641, that is 1880/1 CE).
Colophon:Physical Description
Paper codex of the 19th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Paper without laid lines and chain lines. Dry stamp of the paper mill in Барское Татарово on f, 2: 'Татаровски Протасьева Фабрки N4'.Extent: 414 folios (i+414+v)Dimensions (leaf): 170 × 106 mm.Dimensions (written): 140 × 70 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Collation
Catchword on every page.
Condition
Usage stains.
F. 59 is torn.
Layout
Columns:1
Written lines: 22
Uniform layout.
Ruling (of the outer lines) is visible.
Hand(s)
Ashkenazi cursive script of the 19th century.
Decoration
Additions:Binding
Post-1600, half bound. Boxed.
Title on spine: 'כתבי קדש'; M. Gaster's label on spine: '1432 פירושים וחידושים על התורה'.
History
Origin: 1869-1881 2nd half of the 19th centuryProvenance and Acquisition
M. Gaster's note on front flyleaf verso: 'From M. Grosberg Ramsgate Nov. 4th 1911'; perhaps identical with Menasseh Grossberg.
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 1432; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 18 February 1932.
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_10406 (digital images currently unavailable)
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