Binding: 19th century paper boards (pink); with imprint details and shelfmark on the spine.Contents note: Incomplete: includes the books of Hosea, Joel and parts of Amos.Contents note: The book was printed between 1485 and 1486 in Italy but a later owner has added a marginal annotations in Hebrew, in his 16th or 17th century hand (probably in Italy).Dimensions: 268 × 197 × 10 mm (size of binding); ca. 262 × 187 mm (size of leaf).Layout: Main biblical text has been printed in square script, the commentary surrounds the main text and is printed in semi-cursive script.Record origin: Material Evidence in Incunabula catalogue: http://data.cerl.org/mei/02124375.
Binding: Late 18th or early 19th century calf over pasteboards, with gold-tooled borders; sewn onto five supports; with imprint details (in gilt) and shelfmark on the spine; text block edges stained red.Contents note: Includes the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah and Hezekiel.Contents note: The book was printed between 1485 and 1486 in Italy but a later owner has added incipit to the book of Isaiah, vocalisation, marginal annotations and corrections in Hebrew, in his 16th century hand (probably in Italy).Dimensions: 241 × 194 × 35 mm (size of binding); ca. 234 × 175 mm (size of leaf).Layout: Main biblical text has been printed in square script, the commentary surrounds the main text and is printed in semi-cursive script.Record origin: Material Evidence in Incunabula catalogue: http://data.cerl.org/mei/02124374.
Binding: Late 18th or early 19th century calf over pasteboards, with gold-tooled borders; sewn onto four supports; with imprint details (in gilt) and shelfmark on the spine.Contents note: Incomplete: includes only Prophets and Writings; some text in manuscript.Contents note: The book was printed in 1494 in Italy but later owners have added marginal annotations and personal notes in Hebrew, in 16th and 17th century hands (probably in Italy).Dimensions: 155 × 114 × 71 mm (size of binding); ca. 144 × 102 mm (size of leaf).Layout: Main biblical text has been printed in square type script, with vocalisation.Record origin: Material Evidence in Incunabula catalogue: https://data.cerl.org/mei/02124063.
"Contents: Middle commentary on Aristotle's Physics (ff. 1r-94(iii)v and 141v-143v). Middle commentary on Aristotle's De anima (ff. 95v-141r). Middle commentary on Aristotle's De generatione et corruptione (ff. 144v-179v)."
Written by several hands in semi-cursive and cursive Sefardic scripts. The manuscript does not include the end of the commentary. Several pages contain glosses.For a detailed description, please see www.chch.ox.ac.uk/library-and-archives/digital-library.
Dimensions: 142 mm wide × 195 mm high (size of leaf).Hand: Ashkenazi cursive.Record origin: Manuscript description based on Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, vol. I, by Adolf Neubauer, Oxford 1886, No. 2205, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I, No. 2205, and on the data of the Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts, National Library of Israel with additional enhancements by the cataloguer.
Binding: 18th century English sprinkled calf over pasteboards, with blind-tooled borders; sewn onto six supports; evidence of chaining (staple holes towards the edge of lower board); with imprint details and shelfmark on the spine; text block edges sprinkled red.Contents note: Incomplete: includes only the books of Job, Canticles and Ecclesiastes.Contents note: The book was printed in 1487 but later owners have added marginal annotations and corrections in Hebrew, in 16th and 17th century hands (probably in Italy).Decoration: Coloured and decorated woodcut initial word panels at the beginning of books of Job (folio 2r) and Song of Songs (folio 49v).Dimensions: 275 x 207 x 20 mm (size of binding). ca. 270 x 196 mm (size of leaf).Layout: Main biblical text has been printed in square script and is vocalised; the commentaries surround the main text and are printed in semi-cursive script.Record origin: Material Evidence in Incunabula catalogue https://data.cerl.org/mei/02123705.
Binding: Late 18th or early 19th century calf over pasteboards, with gold-tooled borders; sewn onto five supports; with imprint details (in gilt) and shelfmark on the spine; text block edges stained red.Contents note: Incomplete: includes the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel (1-2) and Kings (1-2).Contents note: The book was printed in 1485 but later owners have added marginal annotations and corrections in Hebrew, as well as chapter numbers, in 16th and 17th century hands.Decoration: Decorated (manuscript) incipit of the book of Kings (fol. 108v) and woodcut decorated initial word panels at the beginning of the books of Joshua (fol. 2r) and Judges (fol. 44v).Dimensions: 271 x 208 x 37 mm (size of binding); ca. 264 x 192 mm (size of leaf).Layout: Main biblical text has been printed in square script, the commentary surrounds the main text and is printed in semi-cursive script.Record origin: Material Evidence in Incunabula catalogue https://data.cerl.org/mei/02124371.
Binding: Late 18th or early 19th century English vellum with blind-tooled borders; sewn onto three supports; with shelfmark on the spine.Contents: Hebrew words with Latin and Greek translations, and biblical references.Contents note: Inscribed on pastedown of upper board: ‘Anno 1779. Ludovicus Bagot, Aedis Christi Decanus dono dedit librum hunc ab Edvardo Griffith A.B. ex aula Magdaleno, Oxon. conscriptum Edv. Griffith obiit 1753’.Dimensions: 223 x 174 x 28 mm (size of binding); ca. 216-199 x 165 mm (size of leaf)Hand: 18th century hand.Layout: Text written in two columns, from left to right; first column is in Hebrew, arranged alphabetically and the second column is in Latin, with biblical references and translations in Latin and Greek.Record origin: Description based on Kitchin, Catalogus Codicum MSS. qui in Bibliotheca Aedis Christi apud Oxonienses (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1867).
The codex contains a collection of esoteric Hebrew texts transcribed by R. Jacob Lagarto on the eve of his departure from Holland for the newly acquired Dutch settlement in Recife, Brazil.For a detailed description, please see www.chch.ox.ac.uk/library-and-archives/digital-library.
Contents note: Fol. 39 missed in the foliation.Dimensions: 100-110 mm wide x 122-126 mm high.Hand: Fols. 1b to 18a: Ashkenazic semi-cursive script. Fols. 19b to 183b: Ashkenazic cursive script, most probably by one hand over a long period.Record origin: "Description based on: NeubauerRecord origin: A.Record origin: Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian LibraryRecord origin: OxfordRecord origin: 1886; Beit-AriéRecord origin: MalachiRecord origin: Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library : supplement of addenda and corrigenda to Vol. 1 (A. Neubauer's catalogue)Record origin: 1994."
Contents: Jonah ben Abraham Gerondi, Commentary on the Mishnah (Tractate Avot) (ff. 1r-53v). Rashi, Commentary on the Mishnah (Tractate Avot) (ff. 54r-62v).
"Contents: Commentary on Maimonides' Ḳidush ha-ḥodesh by Ovadyah ben David ben Ovadyah (ff. 1v-91(ii)r). Talmud commentary by Maimonides (Tractate Rosh ha-Shanah) (ff. 92r-110v)."
"Contents: A compendium of Moses ben Jacob Cordovero's Pardes Rimonim (ff. 1-76r). Ff. 76v-78v blank. Sefer ha-Peliʼahattributed to the Tannaitic sage Neḥunya ben ha-Kanah (ff. 79r-217r)."
Contents: Aristotle, Sefer ha-Midot (ff. 1r-120(vii)r). Joseph Caspi, Terumat ha-kesef (ff. 121r-233(i)r). Collection of texts on the soul (ff. 234v-251r)."Terumat ha-kesef is a Hebrew translation of Averroes' Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Ethics."
"Contents: Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Malik ibn ṬufaylḤay ben Yaḳṭan with commentary by Moses of Narbonne (ff. 1v-129v). AverroësIgeret efsharut ha-deveḳut with commentary by Maestre Vidali.e.Moses of Narbonne (ff. 130r-158v). GhazzālīMoznei ha-Iyunim (ff. 159r-180r). GhazzālīMoznei tsedeḳ (ff. 180r-242r). GhazzālīMaskit ha-ʾorot be-pardes ha-nitsanim (ff. 242r-261r). AverroësCommentary on Aristotle's On the soul (Sefer ha-nefesh) (ff. 261v-311r)."
Collation: Quires of mostly 16 leaves, catchwords at the end of the quires.Contents: Averroës, Biur ha-Shema le-Ibn Rushd ביאור השמע לאבן רשד (intermediate commentary on Aristotle’s Physica auscultatio.), translated into Hebrew by Qalonymos ben Qalonymos (1a-99a). Averroës, Intermediate commentary on Aristotle’s De Cœlo et mundo , translated into Hebrew by Solomon ha-Rofe ben Ayub ha-Sefardi (99b-178a). Averroës, Paraphrase of Aristotle’s De Animalibus, translated into Hebrew by Jacob ben Makhir (178b-269b).Decoration: Up to fol. 32, occasional rubrication of initial chapter words and headings, occasionally filled in in green or goldleaf.Dimensions: 205 mm wide × 285 mm high (size of leave); c. 120 mm wide × c. 180 mm high (size of written area).Hand: Byzantine semi-cursive script.Layout: First 47 folios, the text is boxed in double red lines.Record origin: Manuscript description based on Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, vol. I, by Adolf Neubauer, Oxford 1886, No. 1380, Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library; Supplement of Addenda and Corrigenda to Vol. I, No. 1380 , and on the data of the Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts, National Library of Israel with additional enhancements by the cataloguer.
Contents note: Many marginal notes, containing a commentary. The glossator uses Greek words written in Greek characters (ff. 39v, 42r, 43r, 47v, 49v, .52v, 80v, 101r, 103, 105v, 109, 110, 115v, 118r, 120r, 121).Dimensions: 210-215 mm wide x 310 mm high (size of leaf); 130-140 mm wide x 235-245 mm high (size of written area).Hand: Sephardic semi-cursive and cursive scripts, four hands (f. 150r by a later, different hand).Layout: Two columns.Record origin: "Description based on: NeubauerRecord origin: A.Record origin: Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian LibraryRecord origin: OxfordRecord origin: 1886; Beit-AriéRecord origin: MalachiRecord origin: Catalogue of the Hebrew manuscripts in the Bodleian Library : supplement of addenda and corrigenda to Vol. 1 (A. Neubauer's catalogue)Record origin: 1994. Additional information provided by Dr. Oded Horezky."
