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Hebrew miscellany, 16th century
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Description
1 v. 22 x 14.7 cm
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C0932 (Princeton Hebrew MS. 35)
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Subject(s)
Judaism
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Customs and practices
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16th century
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Passover
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Customs and practices
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16th century
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Halakhic Midrashim
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History
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16th centuy
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Cabala
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History
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16th century
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Jewish magic
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16th century
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Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, 1089-1164
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Duran, Profiat, approximately 1350-approximately 1415
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Jacob ben Asher, approximately 1269-approximately 1340
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Gerondi, Zerahiah ben Isaac, ha-Levi, active 12th century
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Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204
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Ibn Gaon, Shem Tov ben Abraham, active 13th century-14th century
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Santob, de Carrión de los Condes, approximately 1290-approximately 1369
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Abraham ben Alexander, of Cologne, active 13th century
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Compiled/Created
16th century
Summary note
Compilation of works assembled from disparate treatises during the 16th century in Italy. The first section includes mostly calendrical material and the following section is comprised of material relating to the holidays, specifically Passover. The third section is dedicated to texts about midrashic and kabbalistic theology, while the fourth section focuses on ethical and sapiential teachings. The subsequent sections include texts that discuss a halakhic tract on the laws of ritual slaughter, Sabbath related laws, dream interpretations, hygiene regimens, weather predictions, potion recipes, etc. 92 folios, written by numerous scribes at different times.
Specific texts include Abraham Ibn Ezra, 'Elei kold yode'ei ittim' [To Those Who Know the Times]; Isaac ben Solomon Alhadib, 'La-da'at ha-molad ha-ne'elam' [To Calculate the Missing Conjunction]; beginning of Profiat Duran, 'Iggeret al tehi ka-avotekha' [The "Do Not Imitate Your Ancestors" Epistle]; excerpts from Jacob ben Asher, 'Orah hayyim' [The Path of Life]; Kalonymus ben Todros Nasi, 'Et mo'adei ha-shem ekra aleikhem' [I Proclaim to You the Holidays of God]; Zerahiah ben Isaac ha-Levi Gerondi, 'Imrat ha-shem tserufah' [The Word of God is Pure]; Jehoseph ben Judah of Worms, attributed to, 'Sod azazel' [The Secret of the Scapegoat]; excerpt from Moses Maimonides, 'Peirush ha-mishnayyot' [Commentary on the Mishnah]; beginning of Shem Tov ben Abraham Ibn Gaon or Shem Tov ben Isaac Ardutiel, attributed to, 'Sefer ha-pe'er' [The Book of Splendor]; beginning of Abraham ben Alexander of Cologne, 'Sefer keter shem tov' [The Book of the Crown of a Good Name]; Jehiel ben Alexander ha-Kohen, 'Yesharim hukkei y-ah' [The Laws of God are Just]; Abraham ben Marinus ha-Kohen of Trani, 'Addir shallit ve-ne'elam' [The Mighty, Ruling, Invisible One].
Binding note
Late 16th century calf binding.
Provenance
Several owners marks appear throughout the text and the names that have been preserved include: Isaac ben Elijah ha-Rofe (front pastedown), Jacob Floris (?) (front flyleaf), Abram di Laudadio Aziz di Ancona (front flyleaf) and his son Laudadio (front flylead, f. 58), Abram Floris di Venezia (f. 18), David da Rimini (f. 18), Josephus Nesim da Fermio (front flyleaf) and his son (f. 19). At some point, Samuel Schonblum (1833-1900), a prominent 19th century Austrian Judaica book dealer, acquired the manuscript. By 1882, it had come into the possession of Solomon Joachim Halberstam (1832-1900). Between 1891 and 1896 the Judith Lady Montefiore College in Ramsgate, England purchased this manuscript as well as 412 others from Halberstam's collection. The manuscript bears the library stamp of the institution on the front flyleaf and final folio, as well as the library's shelf mark (MS 431) on its spine and pastedown. Between 1898 and 2001 this manuscript was placed on permanent loan at Jew's College in London. In 2001, it was returned to the Montefiore Endowment Committee. Princeton University Library purchased the manuscript from the book dealer LES ENLUMINURES in 2017.
Source acquisition
Purchase, 2017. AM 2017-124
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