Contents: Judah ben David Ḥayyuj, al-Afal daṿat ḥuruf al-lin (ff. 1v-98r). Judah ben David Ḥayyuj, al-Afal Dawat al-Mitlain (ff. 98r-121v). Baḥya ben Joseph ibn Paḳuda, Kitāb al-Hidāyah ilá farāʼiḍ al-qulūb (ff. 122v-123r). Judah ben David Ḥayyuj, Kitāb al-Tankit (ff. 124v-132r).
Contents: Hebrew Bible (Song of Songs) with Targum (Aramaic translation) and Judaeo-Arabic translation and commentary attributed to Saadia Gaon (ff. 1v-45r). Hebrew Bible (Ecclesiastes) with Targum (Aramaic translation) and Judaeo-Arabic translation and commentary (ff. 45v-148r). Hebrew Bible (Lamentations) with Targum (Aramaic translation) and Judaeo-Arabic translation and commentary and the small masorah on the margin (ff. 148r-162v). Psalm 137 (f. 162v). Liturgical poem (ff. 162v-163v). Selections from Midrash on Lamentations (ff. 163v-169v). Hebrew Bible (Esther) with Judaeo-Arabic translation and the small masorah (ff. 170r- 186r). Scroll of Antiochus in Aramaic with Judaeo-Arabic translation (ff. 186v-193v).
Contents: Sidur according to the Yemenite rite (ff. 1v-114r). Divinations and other astrological notes in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew, extracted from various sources (ff. 115r-145r).
"Contents: 1. Yitsḥaḳ ben Shelomoh of Toledo's commentary on Avot (ff. 2r-113r). 2. Maimonides's Commentary to the MishnahTractate SanhedrinChapter 10 (Pereḳ Ḥeleḳ)in Judah Ben Solomon Harizi's Hebrew translation (ff. 113v-123v). 3. Maimonides's Maḳalah fī teḥiyat ha-metim (Letter on the resurrection) in Samuel Ibn Tibon's Hebrew translationwith additional materialincluding a translation back into Judaeo-Arabic (ff. 124r-134v). 4. Saʻadia ben Joseph's Judaeo-Arabic Commentary on Rabbi Ishmael's Thirteen Principles of Interpretationtranslated into Hebrew by Naḥum ha-Ḳaṭan (ff. 135r-139v). 5. A second Commentary on Rabbi Ishmael's Thirteen Principles of Interpretation (ff. 140r-142r). 6. A third Commentary on Rabbi Ishmael's Thirteen Principles of Interpretation (ff. 142r-142v)."
Binding: Early 18th century Oxford calf over pasteboards; with blind-tooled panels and fleurons; sewn onto five supports, with raised bands; gilded imprint details and shelfmark on the spine; text block edges sprinkled red.Contents: Saʿadia’s Book of Beliefs and Opinions is prefaced by an introduction and has ten chapters. 1. The creation of the world; 2. The unity of the Creator; 3. Revelation and the Commandments; 4. Free will: obedience and disobedience; 5. Merit and demerit; 6. The soul and death; 7. The resurrection of the dead; 8. Messianic redemption; 9. The world to come; 10. Moral conduct, thought and belief.Contents note: Some text has been underlined and there are several marginal annotations in Hebrew, Latin and Arabic, perhaps written by Edward Pococke, in pencil.Decoration: Title printed within an ornamental border.Dimensions: 208mm (height) x 159mm (width) x 42mm (depth).Layout: Text printed in a single column. Hebrew types resembling square and semi-cursive scripts.