University of Pennsylvania, CAJS Rar Ms 620

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[Bifolium from an Iberian Bible]; [דפים מתנ"ך ספרדית]

Available Online: https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3h12vw0r
Title: [Bifolium from an Iberian Bible], [דפים מתנ"ך ספרדית]
Date: 1350
Physical Format: Manuscripts, Hebrew, Manuscripts, Aramaic, Bibles, apocrypha, fragments (object portions), Manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, European, manuscripts (documents)
Extent: 1 bifolium (2 leaves) : parchment ; 286 x 239 (parchment) ; 242 x 169 mm (textblock) ; 196 x 75 mm (ruled columns)
Language: Hebrew
Coverage: 14th century, 15th century
Note: Ms. leaves., Hebrew; text of the Scroll of Antiochus in the original Aramaic (f. 1r-v)., Title supplied by cataloger., Foliation: Parchment, 2; modern foliation in pencil, 1-2, lower left recto., Layout: Written in 26 lines in two columns, frame-ruled in drypoint; two narrow lines ruled above columns and three lines below columns for marginal text; pricking on ruling at gutter; punch holes; one catchword (f. 2v)., Script: Written in a Iberian square script, vocalized and with cantillation (Biblical text; text of Scroll of Antiochus written in smaller vocalized characters, possibly in a different hand)., Origin: Written in Iberia during the second half of the 14th century, or the first half of the 15th century.
Relation: Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3h12vw0r
Subject: Jews -- Spain -- 14th century -- History -- Sources, Jews -- Portugal -- 14th century -- History -- Sources, Jews -- Spain -- 15th century -- History -- Sources, Jews -- Portugal -- 15th century -- History -- Sources, Sephardim -- Liturgy -- Texts
Physical Location: Library at the Katz Center, Rare Book Manuscripts, CAJS Rar Ms 620
Provenance: Formerly owned by Marvin L. Colker, cataloger of manuscripts at Trinity College Dublin and professor of classics at the University of Virgina (former call number Colker Ms. 043); purchased by Colker from James Stevens-Cox (1910-1999; collector, bookseller, publisher, and writer; Christie's)., Sold by Christie's London, Online auction 21173 (28 November-12 December 2022) as part of the collection of Marvin L. Colker., Colker, Marvin L., former owner., Stevens-Cox, James, former owner.
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Bibnumber: 9979077422903681

IIIF manifest: https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3h12vw0r/manifest

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS26074

Shelfmark:

CAJS Rar Ms 620

Title:

Bifolium from an Iberian Bible / דפים מתנ"ך ספרדית

Bible

Place:

Spain?

Spain

TGN

Date:

between 1350 and 1450].

fourteenth century (dates CE) Linked Data indicator

AAT

fifteenth century (dates CE) Linked Data indicator

AAT

Language:

Hebrew; text of the Scroll of Antiochus in the original Aramaic (f. 1r-v)

Hebrew

WIKIDATA

Aramaic

WIKIDATA

Material:

parchment

Parchment

AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 bifolium (2 leaves) : parchment ; 286 x 239 (parchment) ; 242 x 169 mm (textblock) ; 196 x 75 mm (ruled columns)

Former Owner(s):

Colker, Marvin L

Marvin-L. Colker Linked Data indicator

WIKIDATA

Stevens-Cox, James

James Stevens-Cox Linked Data indicator

WIKIDATA

Note:

Ms. leaves.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Foliation: Parchment, 2; modern foliation in pencil, 1-2, lower left recto.
Layout: Written in 26 lines in two columns, frame-ruled in drypoint; two narrow lines ruled above columns and three lines below columns for marginal text; pricking on ruling at gutter; punch holes; one catchword (f. 2v).
Script: Written in a Iberian square script, vocalized and with cantillation (Biblical text; text of Scroll of Antiochus written in smaller vocalized characters, possibly in a different hand).
Origin: Written in Iberia during the second half of the 14th century, or the first half of the 15th century.
Formerly owned by Marvin L. Colker, cataloger of manuscripts at Trinity College Dublin and professor of classics at the University of Virgina (former call number Colker Ms. 043); purchased by Colker from James Stevens-Cox (1910-1999; collector, bookseller, publisher, and writer; Christie's).
Sold by Christie's London, Online auction 21173 (28 November-12 December 2022) as part of the collection of Marvin L. Colker.

Keyword:

Manuscripts, European

Manuscripts, Hebrew

Fourteenth century

Manuscripts, Aramaic

Manuscripts, Medieval

Fifteenth century

apocrypha

fragments (object portions)

Bibles

Jews

Portugal