Léger, Antoine (1652-1719)
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Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. heb. 1
Parchment · I + 429 + II ff. · 27.8-28 x 20-20.5 cm · Italy · 13th century
Massoretic Bible (Pentateuch, Prophets and Hagiographs)
This immaculately preserved Italian 13th century massoretic Bible was employed as a study manual for learning the cantillation notes for the Torah readings. The significance of this massoretic bible lies however within its provenance, where it must have been acquired sometime in the mid-15th century by Solomon Finzi, a famous Jewish banker from Mantua, who owned a large library of Hebrew manuscripts. Lastly, a letter inserted at the beginning of the manuscript testifies to the use of this bible as one of the 615 biblical manuscripts collated for Benjamin Kennicott's Vetus Testamentum hebraicum variis lectionibus (1776-1780).
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- Léger, Antoine (Former possessor) Found in: Standard description
- Léger, Antoine (Former possessor) Found in: Standard description
- Léger, Antoine (Former possessor) Found in: Standard description