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MS. Reggio 48

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Contents

Alessandro Piccolomini's philosophical works

1. ff. 2r-52v
Piccolomini, Alessandro, 1508-1578; פיקולומיני, אליסנדרו, ha-Hegiyon (L'instrumento de la filosofia) ההגיון

Anonym Hebrew translation that must have been written after 349 (1589)since it cites Judah Moscato's Nefutsot Yehudah.

Language(s): Hebrew
2. ff. 54r-171r
Piccolomini, Alessandro, 1508-1578; פיקולומיני, אליסנדרו, ha-Filosofiyah ṭiviʿit(La filosofia naturale) פילוסופיה טבעית

Anonym Hebrew translation that must have been written after 349 (1589)since it cites Judah Moscato's Nefutsot Yehudah.

Fols. 107v-109v are blank.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper, watermark to identify (see e.g. ff. 52-53)
Extent: ff. 171
Dimensions (leaf): × mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals.

Collation

no signatures, catchwords on every page

Layout

Text in one column.

Hand(s)

Italian cursive script

Decoration

Diagram on fol. 7v

Binding

Half bound, marble paper.

History

Origin: [Italy]; [17th-18th century]

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. 1393, Catalogueof the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I No. 1393), 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.

Digital Images

Digital Bodleian (full digital facsimile)

Microfilm

MSS R.R. Film No. F 22417

Bibliography

    Neubauer, Adolf, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1886), no. 1393.
    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. 1393.
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