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Or 12357
- Record Id:
- 032-003432175
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003432175
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100069442707.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 12357
- Title:
- Responsa by Mordekhai ha-Leṿi and sermons
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003432175", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 12357: Responsa by Mordekhai ha-Leṿi and sermons" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
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- 032-003432175
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003432175
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 12 folios (iii+12+ii)
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_12357 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
- Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 1800-1899
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Gaster, Moses, scholar, linguist and Hakham of the British Sephardic congregation, 1856-1939
Levi, Mordechai
לוי, מרדכי - TEI:
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 12357
Responsa by Mordekhai ha-Leṿi and sermons
Contents
A collection of responsa and sermons.
Language(s): Hebrew
Physical Description
Composite paper codex of the 19th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 12 folios (iii+12+ii)Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Additions:F. 10: a leaf inserted into the collation with notes and calculations; with folding lines (dimensions: 225x170).
Binding
Post-1600. In flap case.
History
Origin: 1800-1899 19th centuryProvenance and Acquisition
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 1683; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 6 April 1932.
I
Contents
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 1r-9vTitle: שאלות ותשובות על שלחן ערוך (אבן העזר)Title: Sheʾelot u-teshuvot ʿal Shulḥan ʿarukh (Even ha-ʿezer)Incipit: א"ה סו - ראיתי מה שכתב הרב המורה דיינא...Mordekhai Leṿi's calligraphic signature on ff. 1v and 9v: הצעיר מרדכי לוי
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Paper with laid lines and chain lines; watermark: circle with star and cresent on top (e.g. ff. 2-3); with unidentified motif in the circle.Extent: 9 folios (ff. 1-9)Dimensions (leaf): 205 × 147 mm.Dimensions (written): 155 × 115 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Collation
2 quires: i4, ii4+1.
Catchword on almost every page.
Condition
Usage stains, water damage, iron gall ink corrosion.
Layout
Columns:1
Written lines: 28 29
Ruling of outer lines of the text block in pencil is visible.
Hand(s)
Oriental Hebrew cursive and square script of the 19th century.
II
Contents
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 11r-12vTitle: דרושים קצרים על התורהTitle: Derushim ḳetsarim ʿal ha-TorahIncipit: הוא בחי' הולך כי האדד הצדיק צרוק לישך מדרגא למדרגא וכשהוא מתגבר לישך ...From Parashat Ṿa-yeshev to Parashat Yitro.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Paper without laid lines and chain lines.Extent: 2 folios (ff. 11-12)Dimensions (leaf): 219 × 178 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Collation
A single quire of 2 leaves.
Condition
Usage stains, water damage, folding lines.
Layout
Columns:1
Hand(s)
Ashkenazi cursive script of the 19th century.
Additional Information
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_12357 (digital images currently unavailable)
Bibliography
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