Leeds (England), Leeds University Library: Ms. 418
About the Ilan
TextGrid URI of the Editiontextgrid:3w53n
FamiliesMagnificent Parchment (Classical) ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot in this Family
Surfaces of the Ilan
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About the Manuscript
Identifiers and Titles
IdentifierLeeds (England), Leeds University Library: Ms. 418
Alternative IdentifiersOxford (England), Roth, Cecil: Ms. 418
Primary Manuscript TitlesThe Magnificent Parchment
Alternative Manuscript TitlesLeeds, Brotherton Library, Ms. Roth 418
NLI ID990001859260205171
Manuscript History
Origin
Date1600 - 1799
Date Information17-18th century
Provenance
Provenance InformationFormerly in the possession of Cecil Roth.
OwnerLeeds University Library (current owner)
Provenance PlacesLeeds (England)
OwnerRoth, Cecil (former owner)
Provenance PlacesOxford (England)
Physical Description
MaterialParchment ๐Translucent or opaque material made from calf, sheep, or goat skin which has been limed, dehaired, scraped, and dried under tension to produce a thin, strong material for writing, bookbinding, or other uses. For finer quality calf parchment, use "vellum." The terms parchment and vellum sometimes have been and still are both confused and used interchangeably. ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot with this Material
FormRotulus ๐A roll of parchment or paper unrolled vertically for reading. ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot with this Form
Dimensions Description82.2 ร 48.7
Hand DescriptionItalian
Languages Used
Main LanguageRabbinic Hebrew ๐https://ilanot.org/voc/languages/he-x-rabbinic ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot with this Language
Content Description
SummaryThis ilan preserves a fragment of a family of large manuscript rotuli to which we have given the name "The Magnificent Parchment." The fascinating fragment shows a work in progress: the major diagrammatic elements and bold captions are in place but much remains incomplete.
Further Information
Research LiteratureJ. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree (University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2022), 62โ65.
Cecil Roth, Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Roth Collection (Philadelphia, 1950), reprint from Alexander Marx Jubilee Volume.
Eva Frojmovic and Frank Felsenstein, Hebraica and Judaica from the Cecil Roth Collection (Leeds: Leeds University Library, 1997), no. 4.
Cecil Roth, Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Roth Collection (Philadelphia, 1950), reprint from Alexander Marx Jubilee Volume.
Eva Frojmovic and Frank Felsenstein, Hebraica and Judaica from the Cecil Roth Collection (Leeds: Leeds University Library, 1997), no. 4.
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