Hebrew and Judaica Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford University

MS. Canonici Or. 97

Oriental Manuscripts Canonici Oriental Collection

Contents

Miscellany

1. ff. 2r-54r
Rieti, Moses ben Isaac da, 1388-1460?ריאיטי, משה בן יצחק, Miḳdash meʿaṭ מקדש מעט
Colophon: Colophon on fol. 1r: "וליקוטים אחרים, נעתקו על ידי ... ברוך בכה"ר שלמה ז"ל כהן ז"ל פה אנגייארי ארץ טוסקאנה ... בחדש תמוז שנת יפתח ה’ לך את א’ו’צ’ר’ו’ ה’ט’ו’ב’ את השמים לאלף הששי" . Italian translation of the colophon on fol. [v] verso.
Language(s): Hebrew
2. ff. 55v-59r
Rieti, Moses ben Isaac da, 1388-1460?ריאיטי, משה בן יצחק, Igeret yaʿar ha-Levanon אגרת יער הלבנון
Language(s): Hebrew
3. ff. 59v-60v
Rieti, Moses ben Isaac da, 1388-1460?ריאיטי, משה בן יצחק, Ḳinah קינה
Language(s): Hebrew
4. ff. 61r-63v
Alphabet of Ben Sira אלפא ביתא דבן סירא
Language(s): Hebrew
5. ff. 64r-66r
Extracts of grammatical texts לקוטים בדקדוק
Language(s): Hebrew
6. ff. 66v
Ṭaʿame ha-mitsṿot טעמי מצוות
Language(s): Hebrew
7. ff. 67r-68v
Pontsibontsi, Shlomoh ben Eliyahפונציבונצי, שלמה בן אליה, Commentary on the Pentateuch (Genesis) פרוש התורה (בראשית)
Language(s): Hebrew
8. ff. 69r-172v
Ergon אגרון
Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: ff. 177
Dimensions (leaf): × mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals. Fols. 150, 165, 173-174 are blank.

Collation

Quires of mostly 8 leaves no signatures catchwords at the end of quires

Layout

Text in one and two columns.

Hand(s)

Italian cursive script, numerous maniculae in the margins.

Decoration

Not decorated.

Binding

Light brown leather binding.

History

Origin: Anghiari, Tuscany (Italy); 1565

Provenance and Acquisition

Ownership inscription on fol. 2r.

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. 1989, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I No. 1989, 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 19151

Bibliography

    Neubauer, Adolf, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1886), no. 1989.
    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. 1989.

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