MS. Laud Or. 322
Oriental Manuscripts Laud Oriental Collection
Contents
Undoubtedly copied by Benjamin who frequently pointed out the acrostics of this name (e.g., fols. 92v, 166v, 305v).
Marginal notes containing omission and by a later Italian hand containing remarks.
Physical Description
Collation
Condition
Hand(s)
Italian semi-cursive script.
Decoration
Floral decoration in ink (fol. 137)
Diagram on outer margin on fol. 2r
Binding
Brown leather binding, blind-tooled, with the gold-tooled coat of arms of Archbisop Laud in the middle; holes for straps.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Censor's signature: Dominico Irosolomi[ta]no 1597 (fol. 342v); purchase note זה הרבינו ישעיה האחרון הוא של האחים במר" שלמה וכמר" אברהם הזרחי מקולונייא יורשי המנוח כמר" מרדכי מקולונייא (fol. 135v); several purchase notes at the end of the MS (fol. 343r); ownership inscription: "Liber Guil[iel]mi Laude Archiepi[scopi] Cantuar[iensis] et Cancellarii Universitatis Oxon[iensis] 1635" (fol. 1r); undeciphered Hebrew note (written twice) on fol. 1r
Donated to the Library by Archbishop William Laud (see Summary Catalogue, vol.II, part 1, pp.13-14).
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