(Q3849)
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Medical and magical compendium.
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Abraham ben Meshullam, of Sant'Angelo
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Luzzatto, Samuel David, 1800-1865
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Halberstam, S. J. 1832-1900
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Judith Montefiore College (Ramsgate, England)
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Hebrew, with occasional notes in Italian (f. 22r, 24v, 26v, 27v, 82v, 83v)
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1533.
16. century
1533Gregorian
1533Gregorian
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Extent: 114 leaves : paper ; 227 x 165 (162 x 85) mm bound to 235 x 170 mm
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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.
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Origin: Written in Siena (f. 10r, 18v) in 1533 (f. 10r, 18v, 90r).
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Ms. codex.
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Layout: Written in 26-28 long lines.
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Script: Written in Italian cursive Hebrew script, in the hand of Abraham ben Meshullam of Sant'Angelo.
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Decoration: Small diagrams and/or tables (f. 1v, 2v, 63r, 89r, 102v, 105v).
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Binding: Contemporary (16th-century) morocco, gilt- and blind-tooled strapwork.
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Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2015.
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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.
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Placed on deposit at Jews' College (London) as part of the Montefiore Endowment, 1899.
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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).
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Formerly owned by Italian philologist, poet, and biblical exegete Samuel David Luzzatto.
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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).
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27 August 2023
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27 August 2023
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