MS. Reggio 52
Oriental Manuscripts Reggio Collection
Physical Description
ff. 93
Binding
Half bound.
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 52/1
Contents
Poem for the wedding of Isaac Marini
1. 1r-10r
; , Shir la-ḥatunat Yitsḥaḳ ben Shabtai Marini (Poem for the wedding of Isaac Marini) שיר לחתונת יצחק בן שבתי מריני Copied by Yisroel Simcha Schorr
Language(s): Hebrew
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: ff. 10
Dimensions (leaf): × mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals
Collation
1 quire of 8 leaves + 1 bifolium no signatures, no catchwords
Condition
Good condition.
Layout
Text in one column, ruling is visible on fols. 1-2.
Hand(s)
Italian-Sephardi (;Rashi') semi-cursive script.
Decoration
Not decorated.
History
Origin: mid-19th century (before 1853)
MS. Reggio 52/2
Contents
Various works of Moshe Ḥayyim Luzzatto
2. ff. 11r-25v
; , Commentary on Tractate Rosh ha-Shanah פירוש מסכת ראש השנה Language(s): Hebrew
3. ff. 26r-50r
; , ʿAśarah pirḳe Mishnah עשרה פרקי משנה Language(s): Hebrew
4. ff.50v-52v
; , ʿEśrim ṿe-arbaʿah ḳushṭe kalah עשרים וארבעה קשוטי כלה Language(s): Hebrew
5. ff.53r-54v
Kaṿanat le-tefilot ʿerev shabat כונות לתפלות ערב שבת Language(s): Hebrew
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: paper
Extent: ff. 53r-54v
Dimensions (leaf): × mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals. Fols. 55-93 are blank. Fols. 11 and 12 are glued together.
Collation
8 quires: i-iii 10, iv-vii 12, viii 10-2 Hebrew/Arabic characters catchwords, repeated words, marked central opening
Condition
Good condition.
Hand(s)
Italian-Sephardi ('Rashi) semi-cursive script.
Italian cursive script on fols. 53-54.
Decoration
Not decorated.
History
Origin: [Padua]; [ca. 1725]
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. 2307, Catalogueof the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I No. 2307), 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. 2307.
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. 2307.