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Or 10858
Title:
Commentary on Pirḳe Avot by Mattathias ha-Yiẓhari.
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Oriental Manuscripts
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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Record Type (Level):
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Extent:
125 folios (i+125+i)
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Start Date:
1400
End Date:
1499
Date Range:
1400-1499
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CE
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Names:
Gaster, Moses, scholar, linguist and Hakham of the British Sephardic congregation, 1856-1939
Mattathias ha-Yizhari, fl 14th 15th century
Mattathias ha-Yizhari, fl 14th 15th century
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Or 10858

Contents

Commentary on Pirḳe Avot by Mattathias ha-Yiẓhari.

Language(s): Hebrew

ff. 1r-125v
Author: מתתיהו בן משה, היצהרי Mattathias, ha-Yiẓhari, active 14th century-15th century
Title: פרוש מסכת אבות למתתיה היצהרי
Title: Perush Masekhet Avot le-Matityah ha-Yits'hari

Incomplete at the beginning and at the end. Starts in the middle of the chapter 3.

Colophon:
ff. 1r-26v
Title: Pereḳ 3
ff. 27r-55v
Title: Pereḳ 4
ff. 56r-85v
Title: Pereḳ 5
ff. 86r-125v
Title: Pereḳ ḳinyan Torah

Physical Description

Paper codex of the 15th century.
Form: codex
Material: mixed
Support: Paper; the outer and innermost bifolios of the quires are parchment.
Extent: 125 folios (i+125+i)
Dimensions (leaf): 215 × 150 mm.
Dimensions (written): 132 × 80 mm.
Foliation:

Foliation in Arabic numerals in pencil.

Collation

9 quires: ff. 1-4, i14 (ff. 5-18), ii8 (ff. 19-26), iii16 (ff. 27-42), iv12+1 (ff. 43-55), v-vi16-1 (ff. 56-70, 71-85), vii-viii16 (ff. 86-101, 102-117), ix8 (ff. 118-125).

Catchword on every verso.

Condition

Burn damage, water damage.

Collation is falling apart, f. 43 is loose.

Iron gall ink corrosion.

Very damaged fragile leaves; parchment leaves have shrunk.

Ff. 1-2, 95-100: only a small fraction of these leaves have survived.

Layout

Columns:1

Ruled lines: 21

Written lines: 21

Uniform layout.

Section headings are in larger characters.

Maniculae (e.g. ff. 6v, 18r, 33v, 71r, 87r).

Hand(s)

Sefardi semi-cursive script of the 15th century.

Binding

Post-1600, in white cloth binding. In phase box.

M. Gaster's label on spine: '788 פ' על פרקי אבות לר' יצחק אלבו'.

Accompanying Material

History

Origin: 1400-1499 15th century

Provenance and Acquisition

Ownership inscription(?) on f. 57r in a very cursive hand: הצעיר ישוע?....

Moses Gaster (b. 1856, d. 1939), scholar and rabbi: his manuscript, Cod. G. 788; purchased by the British Museum from him on 12 April, 1924; date of accession 23 December 1929.

Record Sources

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

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http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_10858 (digital images currently unavailable)

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