London (England), The British Library: Or. 6465
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Identifiers and Titles
IdentifierLondon (England), The British Library: Or. 6465
Alternative IdentifiersLondon (England), Catalogue Margoliouth: 829
London (England), The British Library: Or. 9807
Primary Manuscript TitlesThe Magnificent Parchment
Alternative Manuscript TitlesLondon, BL, Ms. Or. 6465
NLI ID990000557120205171
Manuscript History
Origin
ContributorsDavid Ben Moshe Darshan (Scribe)
Date Information1556
Creation PlacesModena (Italy)
Provenance
OwnerThe British Library (current owner)
Provenance PlacesLondon (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 Description200 ร 57.2
Hand DescriptionAshkenazic
Languages Used
Main LanguageRabbinic Hebrew ๐https://ilanot.org/voc/languages/he-x-rabbinic ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot with this Language
Additional LanguagesRabbinic Hebrew ๐https://ilanot.org/voc/languages/he-x-rabbinic ๐๏ธSearch for Ilanot with this Language
Content Description
SummaryThis is a well-preserved witness of the family of large manuscript rotuli ("ilanot") to which we have given the name "The Magnificent Parchment." It was copied by the Polish kabbalist David Darshan (ca. 1527โlate sixteenth century) during his time in Modena in 1556. Unlike some luxury copies of the Magnificent Parchment that display rich colors and gold leaf, the Darshan copy was almost certainly made for the copyist's personal use. Unlike some of the commissioned luxury rotuli, however, Darshan was an erudite kabbalist and copied (and perhaps even corrected) the texts of the Magnificent Parchment with a precision that sets it apart from other witnesses.
Colophon"ืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืงืืืฉ ืืืืจ"ืจ ืืฉื ืืจืฉื ืืงืจืืงื ืืง"ืง ืืืืื ื ืฉื ืช ื'ื'ืฉ' ืชืงืื ืืืืจืืชื" [=ืฉื"ื].
Further Information
Research LiteratureG. Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols. (London, 1899โ1935), 829.
J. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree (University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2022), 65โ66, 375.
J. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree (University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2022), 65โ66, 375.
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