Hebrew and Judaica Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford University

MS. Canonici Or. 103

Oriental Manuscripts Canonici Oriental Collection

Contents

Sidur for the entire year, Italian rite

ff. 1r-199v
Sidur for the entire year according to the Italian rite סדור מנהג רומה לכל השנה

Divided into two: first part (fols. 1r-113v): selihot for the entire year; second part (fols. 114r-199v): yotserot for the entire year.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ff. 199
Dimensions (leaf): × mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals.

Collation

Mostly quires of 10 leaves Signatures in Hebrew characters at the end of quires and sometimes at the beginning (quires i-xiii, that is, fols. 1-130) From fol. 81v, catchwords on most of the verso sides of the leaves

Layout

Text written in two columns.

Hand(s)

Italian semi-cursive script.

Binding

Brown leather binding, blind-tooled, marble paper pastedown.

History

Origin: [Northern Italy]; [late 15th century]

Provenance and Acquisition

Matteo Luigi Canonici's (1727-1805) collections passed to his brother Giuseppe, and on his death in 1807 to Giovanni Perissinotti and Girolamo Cardina, who divided them. To the former fell the MSS., then about 3550 in number, and, after many attempts to sell them, the Bodleian became the purchaser of the greater part in 1817, for £5444 5s. 1d., or including incidental expenses about £6030, the largest single purchase ever made by the Library. The formal list of volumes handed over was signed on May 18, 1817, and the books probably arrived later that year.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, vol. I, by Adolf Neubauer, Oxford 1886, No. 1165, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I, No. 1165, and on the data of the Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts, National Library of Israel with additional enhancements by the cataloguer.

Availability

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions). Contact specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (full digital facsimile)

Microfilm

MSS R.R. Film No. F 16624

Bibliography

    Neubauer, Adolf, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1886), no. 1165.
    Beit-Arié, Malachi and R.A. May (eds), Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I (A. Neubauer’s Catalogue) (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994), no. 1165.

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