University of Pennsylvania, CAJS Rar Ms 26
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS765
- Shelfmark:
- CAJS Rar Ms 26
- Title:
- Pesiḳta rabata.
- Scribe:
- Shimshon ben Gavriʼel / שמשון בן גביאל, מעתיק
- Place:
- Castello
- Date:
- [1563]
- Language:
- Hebrew; introduction in Italian
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 195 leaves : paper ; 207 x 138 (165 x 95) mm bound to 215 x 155 mm
- Former Owner(s):
- Cohen, Abraham, 1887-1951
Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning
- Note:
- Origin: Written in Castello [Italy?] in 1563.
Item cataloged from digital facsimile and existing description.
Colophon: Tam ṿe-nishlam ha-yom Yom 1. koaḥ le-mispar Bene Yiśraʼel shenat 291 poh Ḳaśṭilyo ʻa. y. Shimshon y. ts. ṿ. b.k.r. Gavriʼel a.a.
Byname: London manuscript.
Binding: 19th-century library cloth; almost detached from block, sewing broken; title stamped in ink on spine, Pesikta Rabbathi.
Ms. codex.
Title from colophon.
Although identified at the top of the first page as Pesiḳta de-rav Ḳahanah, an inscription at the end of the text refers to it as Pesiḳta rabata. An introduction to the work is found on leaves 186-195.
Foliation: Paper, i (19th-century) + i + 195 + i (19th-century); 1-184, [185-195], contemporary foliation in ink with Hebrew letters upper left recto and with Arabic numerals upper right verso. Gatherings A-H (each 5 bifolia) signed A-H, lower left recto of first leaf.
Script: Written in Italian cursive script.
Layout: Written in 20 lines.
Formerly held in the library of the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning (bookplate inside right cover).
Formerly owned by Dr. Abraham Cohen (London). - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9924613943503681
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/phalt/iiif/2/81431-p3j09w657/manifest
- Holding Institution:
