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Arbaʿah Ṭurim (Yoreh Deʿah) — 1463; [Ashkenaz]

MS. Laud Or. 233

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Title

Arbaʿah Ṭurim (Yoreh Deʿah) — 1463; [Ashkenaz]

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Or. 233

Associated place

Fürth (Bavaria, Germany)

Ichenhausen (Germany)

Prague (Czech Republic)

פיורדא

ליכטנשטאט

פראג

פלון

איכהוזן

Date

1463

Language

Hebrew

Contents

ff. 2r-175v Jacob ben Asher, approximately 1269-approximately 1340יעקב בן אשר, ?1270-?1340 Ṭur (Yoreh Deʿah) טור (יורה דעה)

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

ff. 176

Decoration

Decorated and inhabited initial-word panels, numerous marginal drawings mostly of animals, but also some human figures. At the end of the MS on fols. 175r and 175r, text in decorated medallions. Figures in some of the initial-word panels are defaced (e.g., fol. 2r, 79v).

Acquisition

Donated to the Library by Archbishop William Laud (see Summary Catalogue, vol.II, part 1, pp.13-14).

Provenance

Owners' inscriptions: אברהם בן לאא מהרר יצחק במקצנאלבוגין שמעתי והאזנתי בקול מצותיו מן הגאון רמ (fol. 1v); "Liber Guil[ielmi] Laude Archiepi[scopi] Cant[uariensis] et Cancellarii Universit[atis] Oxon[iensis] 1636" (fol. 1v); ברוך השם אשר לא נתנני טרף לשינהם. אני אברהם בר יצחק שוואב שליט המכונה אברהם גרונבך (fol. 2r); אני ישעיʹ בר יוסף מנשה(?) (fol. 2r); אני מאיר ברבי משה סגל מק"ק ליכטנשטאט (fols. 80r, 133r, 175v); אני אברהם בר יצחק שוואב שליט מק"ק גרונבך (fol. 80r); "אלחנן בן ישראל אוירנגר מפוירדא אצל נירנברג בשנת שס"ג" (fol. 175v); "יודא בר שמעון שלי"ט אויערבך", (fol. 175v); "יוסף בן אהרן שליט"א מק"ק פלון" (fol. 175v); "שמעון בן הרר’ יהודה הנקרא וואלף בן ... ליבאיש פיקא מקק’ פראג" (fol. 175v).

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Title

Yoreh De'ah

Shelfmark

MS. Laud Or. 233

Date

1463

Language

Hebrew

Physical facet

On vellum

Physical extent

170 Leaves

Custodial history

Manuscript 2302 acquired by the Bodleian Library

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Collection contents

Laudian Collection

Yoreh De'ah

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  • קצנלנבוגן, אברהם בן יצחק
  • ישעיה בן יוסף מנשה
  • גרונבך, אברהם בן יצחק
  • בלומא, רפאל
  • אוירנגר, אלחנן בן ישראל
  • פיקא, שמעון בן יהודה
  • יוסף בן אהרן מק"ק פלון
  • אוירבך, יהודה בן שמעון
  • סגל, מאיר בן משה
  • Jacob ben Asher, approximately 1269-approximately 1340

  • Laud, William, 1573-1645

  • Benyamin ben Mosheh Wolf

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