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Or 10527
- Record Id:
- 032-003464076
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003464076
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100087291524.0x000001
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 10527
- Title:
- Zohar (excerpts)
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- [{ "id" : "032-003464076", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 10527: Zohar (excerpts)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
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- 032-003464076
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- Hierarchy:
- 032-003464076
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 339 folios (no flyleaves)
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10527 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
- Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1400
- End Date:
- 1599
- Date Range:
- 1400-1599
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 10527
Zohar (excerpts)
Contents
Excerpts from the Zohar.
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 1r-339vTitle: זהר (לקוטים)Title: Zohar (liḳuṭim)Colophon:Physical Description
Paper codex of the 15th-16th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Paper with laid lines and chain lines; watermark: hand with a four-petalled flower on top (e.g. ff. 199 and 212). Ff. 1-4, 203-208, 233-234 are different, thinner kind of paper leaves (with unidentified watermark on ff. 1-2, 204 and 207).Extent: 339 folios (no flyleaves)Dimensions (leaf): 217 × 155 mm.Dimensions (written): 145 × 80 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Collation
26 quires: ifour (ff. 1-4), ii14-1 (ff. 5-18), iii-xiv14 (ff. 19-32, 33-46, 47-60, 61-74, 75-88, 89-102, 103-116, 117-130, 131-144, 145-158, 159-172, 173-186), xv12 (ff. 187-198), xvi-xviii14 (ff. 199-212, 213-226, 227-240), xix14-1 (ff. 241-253), xx12 (ff. 254-265), xxv14 (ff. 266-279, 280-293, 294-307, 308-321, 322-335), xxvifour (ff. 336-339).
Catchword on every verso. Catchwords at the end of the quires are often slightly decorated.
Condition
Usage stains, water damage, iron gall ink corrosion.
Damaged binding.
Layout
Columns:1
Ruled lines: 25
Written lines: 25
Uniform layout.
Section headings are in larger charecters.
Numbering and subject of sections are written in the outer margins.
Hand(s)
Sefardi semi-cursive and square script of the 15th-16th century.
Additions:Manuscript fragments as spine reinforcement and as pastedown.
Binding
Brown leather binding. Boxed.
History
Origin: 1400-1599 15th-16th centuryProvenance and Acquisition
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 747; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 4 December 1929.
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_10527 (digital images currently unavailable)
Bibliography
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