MS. Pococke 307
Oriental Manuscripts Pococke Collection
Contents
Mishneh Torah (Books I-V)
ff. 1r-342v
, Mishneh Torah (Books I-V) משנה תורה (ספר מדע-קדושה) Marginal notes.
Language(s): Hebrew
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ff. 343
Dimensions (leaf): × mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals and Hebrew characters.
Layout
Text in two columns.
Hand(s)
Sephardi semi-cursive script.
Binding
Brown leather binding.
History
Origin: [Spain]; [14th century]
Provenance and Acquisition
Edward Pococke's collection of oriental MSS (mostly Armenian, Hebrew and Arabic) was purchased by the Library for £800 in 1692 (see Summary Catalogue, vol. II, p. 1008).
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, vol. I, by Adolf Neubauer, Oxford 1886, No. 574, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I, No. 574, 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.
Bibliography
Neubauer, Adolf, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1886), no. 574.
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. 574.