Commentary on Job by Zerahiah ben Isaac Gracian — [14th century]; [Spain]

Title

Commentary on Job by Zerahiah ben Isaac Gracian — [14th century]; [Spain]

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Or. 54

Date

[14th century]

Language

Hebrew

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

ff. 184

Decoration

Not decorated.

Acquisition

Matteo Luigi Canonici's (1727-1805) collections passed to his brother Giuseppe, and on his death in 1807 to Giovanni Perissinotti and Girolamo Cardina, who divided them. To the former fell the MSS., then about 3550 in number, and, after many attempts to sell them, the Bodleian became the purchaser of the greater part in 1817, for £5444 5s. 1d., or including incidental expenses about £6030, the largest single purchase ever made by the Library. The formal list of volumes handed over was signed on May 18, 1817, and the books probably arrived later that year.

Provenance

The same ownership note is written a few times by various hands: יהודה וצבי (?) בכמ"ר עמנואל זורף(?) (fol. 1r); various other notes on fol. 1r including a partially illegibly Latin (or Italian?) note; ownership note by Shimshon Kohen Modon: קנין הצעיר שמשון כהן מודון (fol.1v). Purchase note in Italian semi-cursive on fol. 181v: Yehudah ben Shmuel (?) sold it to Nataniel ben Shabati (?) in [5]259(?) (=1499); illegible note on the bottom of fol. 181v.

Title

Job with commentary

Shelfmark

MS. Canon. Or. 54

Date

Written before 1499

Language

Hebrew

Physical extent

1 volume