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MS. Bodley Or. 74

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Shaʿare Orah by Gikatilla

ff. 3r-275r
Gikatilla, Joseph ben Abraham, 1248-ג’יקטיליה, יוסף בן אברהם, Shaʿare Orah שערי אורה

On the flyleaf, there are three lines of poetry.

Language(s): Hebrew

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: paper (watermarks similar to Briquet no. 13023, dated 1430-1436)
Extent: ff. 277
Dimensions (leaf): × mm.
Foliation: Foliation in Arabic numerals.

Layout

Text in one column.

Hand(s)

Sephardi cusive script.

Decoration

Not decorated.

Binding

Dark brown leather binding, blind-tooled.

History

Origin: [Sepharad (Provence?)]; [ca. 1430]

Provenance and Acquisition

Probably acquired about 1611-1615(see Summary Catalogue).

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, vol. I, by Adolf Neubauer, Oxford 1886, No. 1588, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I, No. 1588, 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 17166

Bibliography

    Neubauer, Adolf, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1886), no. 1588.
    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. 1588.

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