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Or 10701

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032-003458860
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Or 10701
Title:
Jewish homiletical Miscellany
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
430 folios (no flyleaves)
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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10701 (digital images currently unavailable)
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Languages:
Hebrew
Scripts:
Hebrew
Start Date:
1500
End Date:
1799
Date Range:
1500-1799
Era:
CE
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Names:
Aboab, Isaac, 1433-1493
Aboab, Isaac, 1433-1493
Abraham ben Isaac, of Granada, 1300-1399
Abraham ben Isaac, of Granada, 1300-1399
Bigah, Yitshak ben Mosheh, fl 16th century
Bigah, Yitshak ben Mosheh, fl 16th century
Gaster, Moses, scholar, linguist and Hakham of the British Sephardic congregation, 1856-1939
Imanuel Mansano
Samon, Avraham ibn Maimon
סאמון, אברהם אבן מימון
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Or 10701

Jewish homiletical Miscellany

Contents

A collection of homiletical works.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Composite paper codex of the 16th-18th century.
Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 430 folios (no flyleaves)
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.

Condition

Collation is falling apart.

Binding

Brown leather binding, blind-tooled; with remains of a pair of clasps. Boxed.

History

Origin: 1500-1799 16th-18th century

Provenance and Acquisition

Ownership inscription by Imanuel Mansano on f. 59v and 60r: עמנואל מאנסנו.

Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 1398; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession .

I

Contents

ff. 1r-24r
Author: סאמון, אברהם אבן מימון Samon, Avraham ibn Maimon
Title: דרושים
Title: Derushim

The author's name is at the end of the homilies; for instance f. 4r: תוספת ... פירוש זרע ברך הוספתי אני ... אברהם ן’ סאמון ס"ט

Incomplete at the end.

ff. 25r-59v
Author: ביגה, יצחק בן משה Bigah, Yitsḥaḳ ben Mosheh
Title: בית נאמן
Title: Bayit neʾeman

F. 25r: בית נאמן חלק ראשון אשר חברו ... יצחק ביגה זצו"ל.

Ff. 58r-59v: fragments from other homiletical works.

Incomplete at the end.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 59 folios (ff. 1-59)
Dimensions (leaf): 192 × 144 mm.
Dimensions (written): 155 × 115 mm.
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.

F. 24v is blank.

Collation

Catchword on most pages.

Condition

Iron gall ink corrosion, water damage, mould.

Extremely fragile leaves.

Hand(s)

Oriental (North African) Hebrew cursive and square scripts of the 17th-18th century.

History

Origin: 1600-1799 17th-18th century

II

Contents

ff. 60r-154r
Author: אבוהב יצחק Aboab, Isaac, 1433-1493
Title: נהר פישון
Title: Nahar Pishon

F. 60r: בסיעתא דשמיא אתחיל לכתו' ספר נהר פישון שחבר הה"ר יצחק אבוהב זצו"ל.

References

Saperstein, Marc, Your Voice Like a Ram's Horn: Themes and Texts in Traditional Jewish Preaching:Themes and Texts in Traditional Jewish Preaching (Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College Press, 1996), p. 485.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 95 folios (ff. 60-154)
Dimensions (leaf): 196 × 148 mm.
Dimensions (written): 165 × 110 mm.
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil; continuous with previous part.

Ff. 148v, 154v are blank.

Collation

Catchword on almost every page.

Condition

Usage stains,water damage

Layout

Columns:1

Section headings are in larger characters.

Hand(s)

Oriental (North African) Hebrew semi-cursive script of the 17th century.

History

Origin: 1600-1699 17th century

III

Contents

ff. 155r-160v
Title: דרשות
Title: Derashot

Fragments from various manuscripts?

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 6 folios (ff. 155-160)
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil; continuous with previous part.

Condition

F. 160 is torn into two.

Hand(s)

Oriental (North African) Hebrew semi-cursive and cursive scripts of the 17th century.

History

Origin: 1600-1699 17th century

IV

Contents

ff. 161r-316v
Title: זהר (תקונים)
Title: Zohar (tiḳunim)
Incipit: שבעים פנים במלת בראשית מסתה תורה לה"ר שמעון בן יוחאי

Only until the middle of tiḳuna shivʿim.

Incomplete at the end.

ff. 317r-383r
Author: אברהם בן יצחק מרמון ספרד Abraham ben Isaac, of Granada
Title: ברית המנוחה
Title: Berit ha-menuḥah

F. 317r: אתחיל לכתוב ספר ברית המנוחה בעזר האל ...

Only until the end of Derekh 4.

With a later hand supplying missing sections (e.g. ff. 349r-352r, 364r, 365r, 366r).

Full-page diagram of the Ten Sefirot on f. 358v.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 223 folios (ff. 161-383)
Dimensions (leaf): 194 × 150 mm.
Dimensions (written): 160 × 110 mm.
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil; continuous with previous part.

Ff. 277v, 352v, 364v, 365v, 366v, 367v, 383v are blank.

Collation

Catchword on every page.

Condition

Water damage, usage stains. Fragile leaves.

Folio after f. 316 is torn, only stub is visible.

Layout

Columns:1

Section headings are in larger, square script.

Manicula on f. 315v.

Hand(s)

Oriental (North African) Hebrew script of the 16th century.

History

Origin: 1500-1599 16th century

V

Contents

ff. 384r-430v
Title: גנת ביתן
Title: Ginat bitan

F. 384r: אמר הכותב נ"ל ששם המחבר הו’ הרב ר’ מאיר ב"ר ... אליעזר מגרמיזא וכן תמצא בספר המשגל שחבר קצת פרקי’ מזה הספר מלה במלה.

Two of the commentaries linked to שם טוב ב"ר אברהם ב"ר יהושע" אבן גאון[!] ולר’ "אמר ב"ר טדר[וס] ב"ר יצחק ז"ל

Incomplete at the end.

References

א’ גוטליב: "גנת ביתן על שני פירושיו ריב"ט ור’ שם טוב ן’ גאון - זיוף", מחקרים בספרות הקבלה, תשל"ו, עמ’ 477-507

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: 47 folios (ff. 384-430)
Dimensions (leaf): 194 × 140 mm.
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil; continuous with previous part.

Collation

Condition

Very fragile leaves. Water damage, iron gall ink corrosion.

Loss of text due to trimming.

Layout

Columns:1 3

Main text in the middle surrounded by the commentaries.

Hand(s)

Oriental (North African) Hebrew script of the 16th century.

History

Origin: 1500-1599 16th century

Additional Information

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on the online catalogue of the National Library of Israel.

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