[Bible].

Uniform title
Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Hebrew
Published/​Created
[1313]
Description
336 leaves : parchment ; 450 x 320 mm.

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Rare books genre
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Summary note
Ms. Bible, includes includes masorah magna and parva; Pentateuch with interlinear Aramaic Targum; the five scrolls; the Haftorah; Job; and selections from Jeremiah (2:29-11:15). Commissioned by Yakar ben Samson.
Notes
  • Ms. codex.
  • Scribe: Solomon ben Neriyah, who completed it in 1313 A.D.
  • Decoration: 2 large illuminations with architectural motifs; each book has title in large gold initials (the final laid out but not completed); numerous animals and grotesques throughout.
Binding note
16th century (?) pigskin with bosses (restored and new leather thongs added in 1968 by European Bookbinding Co.).
Language note
Text in Hebrew and Aramaic.
Provenance
Obtained through Bernard Rosenthal, Jan. 6, 1968, by William H. Scheide from Abraham I. Katsch in Russia.
Source acquisition
Gift; William H. Scheide, Class of 1936.
Cite as
Scheide Library, Princeton University. M 136.
OCLC
177446208
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