MS. Canonici Or. 22
Oriental Manuscripts Canonici Oriental Collection
Contents
Hebrew Bible: Pentateuch
Written by Rafaʾel Tsarfati ha-Naḳdan ben Levi, and finished on Monday 5 Adar 5228 (=1468) for Daṿid ben Yoʾab. The copyist was paid by R. Yehosuha manhig ḥanut ba-Ḳasṭilo.
Fols. 1-10 and 126-130 are blank.
As the colophon shows, Rafaʾel got his wage from R. Daṿid ben Yoav, the owner of the book.
Physical Description
Collation
Hand(s)
Italian semi-cursive script.
Decoration
Not decorated.
Binding
Speckled leather binding, gold-tooled.
History
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
Availability
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