Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Foliation: Paper, 114; 13 2-912 103; catchwords on last versos of gatherings 2, 4, and 7 (f. 15v, 39v, 75v); foliation in Hebrew numerals in ink, 1-107 (beginning on f. 4), upper left recto; [1-114], modern foliation in pencil, upper left recto. References in this record are to modern foliation. Layout: Written in 26-28 long lines. Script: Written in Italian cursive Hebrew script, in the hand of Abraham ben Meshullam of Sant'Angelo. Decoration: Small diagrams and/or tables (f. 1v, 2v, 63r, 89r, 102v, 105v). Binding: Contemporary (16th-century) morocco, gilt- and blind-tooled strapwork. Origin: Written in Siena (f. 10r, 18v) in 1533 (f. 10r, 18v, 90r). Formerly owned by Italian philologist, poet, and biblical exegete Samuel David Luzzatto. Acquired by the Polish scholar and bibliophile S. J. Halberstam from the estate of Samuel David Luzzatto, ms. 19 (Halberstam number on Montefiore label on spine and inside upper cover). Sold as part of Halberstam's library to Judith Montefiore College (Ramsgate, England), after 1887, ms. 358 (label inside upper cover, Montefiore MS. 358; library stamps, f. 3r, 114v). Placed on deposit at Jews' College (London) as part of the Montefiore Endowment, 1899. Sold at auction at Sotheby's (New York) as part of a collection of manuscripts from the Montefiore Endowment, 27 Oct. 2004, lot 430, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg. Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2015.
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