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Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
Zürich
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Zentralbibliothek
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
Ms. Or. 157
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Biblical and ethical miscellany
Caption:
Caption
Parchment · VI + 716 + VI pp. · 15 x 10.6-10.8 cm · Italy · 1322
Language:
Language
Hebrew
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
Illuminated biblical and ethical miscellany produced in Italy in 1322. This small format manuscript, with an exquisite 16th-century white leather binding blindstamped with the coat of arms of the city of Zurich, is divided into two groups of texts. The first section is made up of the biblical texts of the Five Megillot, accompanied by three commentaries on them, composed by the great medieval scholars, Solomon ben Isaac (Rashi), Avraham ibn Ezra and Joseph Qara. The second section is of ethical nature and consists in the Mishna tractate of the Pirqei Avot or Ethics of the Fathers and its commentaries. The first is an anonymous one ; the second is entitled Shemonah Peraqim by Maimonides, as translated by Samuel ibn Tibbon, and the third is a commentary by Rashi placed in the margins of the latter. In addition, this handbook is interspersed with aggadic, midrashic, mystical and philosophical material. (iss)
Standard description:
Standard description
Dr. Justine Isserles, Research Associate, EPHE-SAPRAT, Paris, 2020.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-zbz-Ms-Or-0157 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-zbz-Ms-Or-0157)
Permanent link:
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http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/zbz/Ms-Or-0157
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Zürich, Zentralbibliothek, Ms. Or. 157: Biblical and ethical miscellany (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/zbz/Ms-Or-0157).
Online Since:
Online Since
12/10/2020
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
14th century
Dated:
Dated
1322
Decoration:
Decoration
Full Page, Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Initial, Ornamental, Text Block
Binding:
Binding
16th century
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