MS. Reggio 30
Oriental Manuscripts Reggio Collection
Contents
138 pitḥe ḥokhmah By Moshe Ḥayyim Luzzatto
ff. 2r-150r
, 138 pitḥe ḥokhmah קל"ח פתחי חכמה An introduction to the Kabbalah consisting 138 paragraphs, with commentary
Language(s): Hebrew
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: ff. 152
Dimensions (leaf): 235 × 183 mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals and in Hebrew characters (Hebrew foliation starts on fol. 2.
Collation
Mostly quires of 12 leaves, no signatures, , catchwords on every verso.
Layout
Text in one column.
Hand(s)
Italian semi-cursive script.
Decoration
Not decorated.
Binding
Dark brown leather binding.
History
Origin: [Padua]; [ca. 1740]
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.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, vol. I, by Adolf Neubauer, Oxford 1886, No. 1902, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I No. 1902, 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. 1902.
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. 1902.