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Or 10554
- Record Id:
- 032-003468063
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- 032-003468063
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100089042616.0x000001
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 10554
- Title:
- Otsrot Ḥayim by Ḥayyim Vital
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 136 folios (ii+136+i)
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10554 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Hebrew
- Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 1700-1799
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 10554
Otsrot Ḥayim by Ḥayyim Vital
Contents
Kabbalistic treatise.
Language(s): Hebrew
ff. 1v-136rTitle: אוצרות חייםTitle: Otsrot ḤayimOn the first leaves of the manuscript and on its last leaves are notes on Otsrot Ḥayim, which mention אדוני אבי ז"ל (my master my father, of blessed memory).
Many leaves are out of sequence.
Too fragile to handle and provide detailed description.
Colophon:Physical Description
Paper codex of the 18th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 136 folios (ii+136+i)Dimensions (leaf): 201 × 140 mm.Foliation:Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.
Collation
Indeterminable due the the fragile state of the volume.
Catchword on most pages.
Condition
Mould, water damage, worm damage.
Many pages have faded, illegible.
Very fragile leaves.
Layout
Columns:1
Section headings are in larger, square script.
Hand(s)
Oriental Hebrew cursive and square script of the 18th century.
Some leaves are in a different hand.
Binding
Post-1600, grey cloth binding. Boxed.
M. Gaster's label on spine: '769- אוצרות חיים -קבלה'.
History
Origin: 1700-1799 18th centuryProvenance and Acquisition
Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 769; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession13 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_10554 (digital images currently unavailable)
Bibliography
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