MS. Reggio 11
Oriental Manuscripts Reggio Collection
Contents
Collection of philosophical texts
Physical Description
ff. 142
Binding
Dark brown leather binding, blind-tooled.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
It belonged to Rabbi Isaac Samuel Reggio's (1784-1855) library, which was purchased en bloc by the Bodleian Library in 1853.
MS. Reggio 11/1
Contents
1. fols. 2r-85v
, Beʾer Shevaʿ באר שבע Language(s): Hebrew
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: ff. 85
Dimensions (leaf): 296 × 205 mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals and from fol. 2 in Hebrew characters (fol. 2= א
Collation
Binding is too tight to see collation. No signatures, some catchwords.
Condition
In good condition.
Layout
Text in one column.
Hand(s)
Italian cursive script.
Decoration
Diagrams.
History
Origin: [Italy]; [late 16th - early 17th century]
MS. Reggio 11/2
Contents
2. fols. 87r-97r
, ha-Shamayim ṿeha-ʿolam (On heavens and earth) השמים והעולם Language(s): Hebrew
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: ff.27 (fols. 86-112)
Dimensions (leaf): 267 × 189 mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals (continuous).
Collation
Binding is too tight to see collation. No signatures, catchwords on every verso.
Condition
Fragile, inkburnt paper.
Layout
Text in one column.
Hand(s)
Italian cursive script.
Decoration
Not decorated.
History
Origin: [Italy]; [ca. 1600]
MS. Reggio 11/3
Contents
Milḥamot HaShem le-Ramḥal
1. fols. 113r-142v
, Milḥamot HaShem le-Ramḥal (The Wars of God) מלחמות השם לרמח"ל Language(s): Hebrew
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: ff. 30 (fols. 113-142)
Dimensions (leaf): 309 × 199 mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals (continuous), earlier foliation in Arabic numerals starting from fol. 1 (=fol. 113) has been scored out. Fols. 141-142 are blank.
Condition
Fragile paper.
Layout
Text in one column.
Hand(s)
Rashi script.
Decoration
Not decorated.
History
Origin: [Italy]; [late 16th - early 17th century]
Additional Information
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, vol. I, by Adolf Neubauer, Oxford 1886, No. 1306, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I No. 1306, 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 22120
Bibliography
Neubauer, Adolf, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1886), no. 1306.
מ’ בניהו, כתבי הקבלה שלרמח"ל (ירושלים, תש"ל), עמק 156-157
Ruderman, David B. “The Receptivity of Jewish Thought to the New Astronomy of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: The Case ofAbraham B. Hananiah Yagel", in Jews in Italy. Studies Dedicated to the Memory of Umberto Cassuto (Jerusalem: Magnes, 1988), 73-93.
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. 1306.
Weinstein, Roni, "The Rise of the Body in Early Modern Jewish Society", in The Jewish Body: Corporeality, Society, and Identity in the Renaissance and Early Modern Period, ed. Giuseppe Veltri and Maria Diemling (), 46-52.