Hebrew and Judaica Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford University

MS. Reggio 5

Oriental Manuscripts Reggio Collection

Contents

Sefer ha-Mitsṿot by Leṿi ben Yafet

ff. 1r-186v
Levi ben Japhet, active 10th centuryלוי בן יפת, הלוי, Sefer ha-Mitsṿot le-Leṿi ben Yafet ספר המצוות ללוי בן יפת

On fol. 109b and at the end notes by Moritz Steinschneider on the order of the leaves.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper, watermarks similar to Briquet no. 10788, dated 1478
Extent: ff. 189
Dimensions (leaf): × mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals.

Collation

18 quires: i-xviii 10, xix 6-1 + 3 foliated flyleaves, no signatures catchwords on every verso.

Layout

Text in one columns, sometimes surrounded with text in the outer, upper and lower margins.

Hand(s)

Byzantine semi-cursive script.

Decoration

Not decorated.

Binding

Leather binding, blind-tooled.

History

Origin: [Byzantinum]; [early 16th century]

Provenance and Acquisition

Foliated 17 May 1957 (note on back pastedown)

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. 857, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I No. 857, 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 17222

Bibliography

    Neubauer, Adolf, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1886), no. 857.
    ח’ בן שמאי, "קטע חדש מהמקור הערבי של ’ספר המצוות’ ללוי בן יפת הקראי", שנתון המשפט העברי, יא-יב (תשמ"ד-תשמ"ו), עמ’ .133-9
    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. 857.

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