Hebrew and Judaica Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford University

MS. Canonici Or. 51

Oriental Manuscripts Canonici Oriental Collection

Contents

Commentary on the Book of Psalms by Joseph Ḥayyun

ff. 2r-258r
Ḥayyun, Joseph ben Abraham, -1497חיון, יוסף בן אברהם, Commentary on the Book of Psalms פרוש כתובים ליוסף חיון (תהלים)

Fols. 159-164 are blank.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: Paper. Outer and inner sheets of quires made of parchment.
Extent: ff. 264
Dimensions (leaf): 299 × 209 mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals.

Collation

Quires of mostly 12 leaves no signatures catchwords on the verso of every leaf.

Condition

Good condition.

Hand(s)

Sephardi semi-cursive script.

Decoration

Not decorated.

Binding

Brown leather binding, blind tooled.

History

Origin: [Spain]; [late 15th century]

Provenance and Acquisition

Ownership inscription on fol. 2r is partially erased : "מקנת כספי שמואל בן לאדוני דון" . Note in Italian upside down on fol. 1r. Ownership note partially erased on fol. 259r "זה ספר של השר דון" .

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. 327, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I, No. 327, 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.

Microfilm

MSS R.R. Film No. F 17246

Bibliography

    Neubauer, Adolf, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1886), no. 327.
    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. 327.

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