Full catalogue record in Hebrew and Judaica Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford UniversityPortuguese translation of the Arabic astrological treatise. The same scribe copied BnF MS hébr. 215 in 1398 in Portugal.
The codex contains ten Kabbalistic and four Maimonidean texts, written in more than ten different Sefardi scripts. These are interspersed, in turn, with a diversity of annotations and entries, some most probably the work of a Christian Kabbalist, all illustrated and decorated with arcane orange-coloured scrawls, doodles and markings.
Binding: Late 18th or early 19th century English vellum with blind-tooled borders; sewn onto three supports; with shelfmark on the spine.Contents: Hebrew words with Latin and Greek translations, and biblical references.Contents note: Inscribed on pastedown of upper board: ‘Anno 1779. Ludovicus Bagot, Aedis Christi Decanus dono dedit librum hunc ab Edvardo Griffith A.B. ex aula Magdaleno, Oxon. conscriptum Edv. Griffith obiit 1753’.Dimensions: 223 x 174 x 28 mm (size of binding); ca. 216-199 x 165 mm (size of leaf)Hand: 18th century hand.Layout: Text written in two columns, from left to right; first column is in Hebrew, arranged alphabetically and the second column is in Latin, with biblical references and translations in Latin and Greek.Record origin: Description based on Kitchin, Catalogus Codicum MSS. qui in Bibliotheca Aedis Christi apud Oxonienses (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1867).A compilation of Hebrew words and expressions from the Hebrew Bible, with Greek translation.
The codex contains a collection of esoteric Hebrew texts transcribed by R. Jacob Lagarto on the eve of his departure from Holland for the newly acquired Dutch settlement in Recife, Brazil.For a detailed description, please see www.chch.ox.ac.uk/library-and-archives/digital-library.
Contents note: Fol. 39 missed in the foliation.Dimensions: 100-110 mm wide x 122-126 mm high.Hand: Fols. 1b to 18a: Ashkenazic semi-cursive script. Fols. 19b to 183b: Ashkenazic cursive script, most probably by one hand over a long period.Record origin: "Description based on: NeubauerRecord origin: A.Record origin: Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian LibraryRecord origin: OxfordRecord origin: 1886; Beit-AriéRecord origin: MalachiRecord origin: Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library : supplement of addenda and corrigenda to Vol. 1 (A. Neubauer's catalogue)Record origin: 1994."Collection of Kabbalah and Hekhalot texts
Contents: Jonah ben Abraham Gerondi, Commentary on the Mishnah (Tractate Avot) (ff. 1r-53v). Rashi, Commentary on the Mishnah (Tractate Avot) (ff. 54r-62v).