Hebrew (Biblical quotes) and introductions to books in Judeo-German and Latin (in Hebrew characters; Exodus, f. 3r; Numbers, f. 7v; Deuteronomy, f. 10v); astronomical/astrological portion with Judeo-German and Latin (in Hebrew characters; f. 57v-58v)
Extent: 58 leaves : paper ; 208 x 167 (160 x 120) mm bound to 220 x 170 mm.
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Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Collation: Paper, 58; 116 (-1, -7, -8) 2-412 512 (−10 −11 −12); ii (later paper) + 58 + ii (later paper); modern foliation in pencil, 1-58, lower left recto. Layout: Written in 19-21 lines, aligned right, with chapter and verse citation in-line at left margin; flourish above titles (perhaps to indicate print in bold type); astrological and astronomical portion written in 24, 26, and 11 long lines (f. 57v, 58r, and 58v respectively). Script: Written in a 16th century German semicursive script in a scribal hand; astrological portion written in a smaller script; Latin words partially or completely vocalized. Marginalia in a different hand, contemporary to the manuscript (such as f. 6r). Binding: Blind-tooled sheepskin on wood boards, with evidence of clasps (removed); front board has a centerpiece with two rows of ornaments, and two frames; rear board has five lined rows of ornaments as a centerpiece, framed; three raised bands on spine. Origin: Written in Germany (script, Judeo-German, and provenance), possibly after 1527 (the influence of the manuscript of Elijah Levita's Sefer ha-Zikhronot) and during the 16th century. Sold by Winner's Auctions (Jerusalem), Auction 140 (21 February 2023) item 62.
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