Medical; magical T-S K25.159
- Holding institution:
- Cambridge University Library
- Data provider:
- Cambridge University Library
- Title:
- Medical; magical T-S K25.159
- Date:
- 6th-19th century
- Description:
- Recto: three recipes of folk remedies, integrating magical elements. The ingredients include turpentine and organic foodstuffs like sardines. Drawn at the bottom of recto are magical characteres, the Tetragrammaton, pentagrams and the name of the angel Sama’el. Verso: scribal exercise with formulae for book endings, in which the scribe makes his writing-implement talk in the first person.Condition: Torn, rubbedLayout: 23 lines (recto); 4 lines + jottings (verso)
- Language:
- Ladino
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Provenance:
- Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
- Medium:
- Paper
- Extent:
- Leaf: (height: 21.7 cm, width: 14.4 cm)
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Library
- Rights:
- This image may be used in accord with fair use and fair dealing provisions, including teaching and research. If you wish to reproduce it within publications or on the public web, please contact genizah@lib.cam.ac.uk.
This metadata is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. - Identifier:
- T-S K25.159
- Is part of:
- The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection