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.
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).
Binding: "17th century calf over pasteboards; pairs of blind fillets towards outer edges of boards; pairs of blind fillets forming inner rectangle design; blind stamped corner pieces (fleurons) to inner rectangle; sewn on five supports; raised bands and blind tooling on spine; blind roll tooled decoration around board edges; evidence of chaining (staple holes towards edge of lower fore-edge); text block edges sprinkled red; spine labelled '16'."Contents: MER.119.f.17(1): ʿAbd al-Wahhāb ibn Ibrāhīm Zanjānī, Kitāb al-tasrīf taʼlīf al-Shaykh al-Imāmi, (pp. i-120). MER.119.f.17(2): Isaac ben Joseph Karo, Zeh sefer Toldot Yitsḥaḳ : perush ʻal ha-Torah (ff. 1a-99b). MER.119.f.17(3): Midrash ha-neʿelam on Genesis (ff. 1a-58b). Responsa concerning tsitsit and Shabbat (ff. 59a-60a). Zohar on certain parashiyot, mostly from the book of Leviticus (ff. 60b-111b). Colophon (f. 111b). Zohar on parashat Pekude; Heikhalot (ff. 112a-124b).Dimensions: 266 x 200 x 59 mm (size of binding); ca. 260 x 198 mm (size of leaf).Record origin: Description provided by Rahel Fronda.
Binding: Late 18th or early 19th century English vellum; sewn onto four supports; with shelfmark on the spine.Contents: Hebrew words with Latin translations and biblical references.Contents note: Inscribed on pastedown of upper board: ‘Donum Joannis Morris, S.T.P. hujusce Aedis Canonici, & Linguae Hebraeae Prof. Reg.’.Dimensions: 340 x 213 x 107 mm (size of binding); 326 x 201 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).
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).