MS. Laud Or. 103
Oriental Manuscripts Laud Oriental Collection
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Physical Description
Binding
Brown leather binding, blind-tooled, repaired; gold-tooled coat of arms of Archbishop Laud in the middle.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Notes on fol. (x)v: "Sepher Yetzirah. Hoc est liber formationis scilicet Mundi cum scholiis Rabbi Mosis filii Nahman. Iste liber quidam qui sic incipit propter bona, et propter retributionies multas et magnas reuelatas, et abscinditas etc."; "... traditiones de Abrahamo ... R. Akiba."; "Liber Guilielmi Laud Archiepi[scopi] Cantuar[iensis] et Cancellarii Uniuersitatis Oxon[iensis] 1633"
Donated to the Library by Archbishop William Laud (see Summary Catalogue, vol.II, part 1, pp.13-14).
MS. Laud Or. 103/1
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Physical Description
Collation
Hand(s)
Fol. 7 line 21-14r by a different hand.
Decoration
Not decorated.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Donated to the Library by Archbishop William Laud (see Summary Catalogue, vol.II, part 1, pp.13-14).
MS_Laud Or. 103/2
Contents
Divided into two parts:
- ff. 17r-129r: Introduction to the commentary called The Song of Solomon’s Ascent שיר המעלות לשלמה "
- ff. 129r-166v: The commentary called Ḥesheḳ Shlomoh (The Delight of Solomon) חשק שלמה : פרוש שיר השירים
This philosophical commentary was composed at the instigation of
Physical Description
Collation
Hand(s)
Italian semi-cursive script.
Decoration
Not decorated.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Donated to the Library by Archbishop William Laud (see Summary Catalogue, vol.II, part 1, pp.13-14).
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