Oxford (England), University of Oxford, The Bodleian Libraries: Ms. Hunt. Add. D
Identifiers and Titles
Alternative Identifiers XXXXXXXXXX (XXXXXXXXXX), XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX: Cat. Neubauer (Ox 1949)
Primary Manuscript Titles The Magnificent Parchment
היריעה המפוארת
Alternative Manuscript Titles Oxford, BL, Ms. Hunt. Add. D
Manuscript History
Origin
Creator Information XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Creator Responsibility XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Contributors Boaz Taub (Abridger, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX), XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Date 1111 (certainty: high)
Date Range 1111-11 - 1111-11 (certainty: high)
Date Information ca. 1600
Creation Event Description (English) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Creation Event Description (Hebrew) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Creation Place
Creation Settlement Information (English) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Creation Settlement Information (Hebrew) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Creation Country Andorra
Creation Country Information (English) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Creation Country Information (Hebrew) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Provenance
Owner Information XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Current or Former Owner current
Date 1111 (certainty: high)
Date Range 1111-11 - 1111-11 (certainty: high)
Date Information XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Provenance Information (English) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Provenance Information (Hebrew) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Provenance Place
Provenance Settlement Information (English) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Provenance Settlement Information (Hebrew) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Provenance Country Andorra
Provenance Country Information (English) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Provenance Country Information (Hebrew) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Physical Description
Material parchment
Form rotulus
Support Description (English) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Support Description (Hebrew) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Layout (English) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Layout (Hebrew) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Number of Pages (English) XXXXXX
Number of Pages (Hebrew) XXXXXX
Sheets per Surface (English) 5 leaves
Sheets per Surface (Hebrew) 5 יריעות
Dimensions
Width 111 cm
Height 111 cm
Dimensions Description (English) 255 × 75
Dimensions Description (Hebrew) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Hand Description
Hand Description (English) Italian
Hand Description (Hebrew) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Hand Description Tags A Erktgir (uncil) cursive
Further Hand Description Tags A XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Hand Description Tags B בינונית
Further Hand Description Tags B XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Languages Used
Additional Languages Latin
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Content Description
Summary (English) Oxford, MS Hunt. Add. D. is a particularly fine, early, and well-preserved witness of a family of large manuscript rotuli ("ilanot") to which we have given the name "The Magnificent Parchment." Only one witness (London, BL, MS Or. 6465 Scroll © The British Library Board) carries a colophon, dating it to 1556. The original Magnificent Parchment was likely crafted ca. 1500 in northern Italy. This family of "luxury" manuscripts is distinguished by its grand scale, its graphical richness, and its 33,000 word anthological text.
Summary (English) מגילה זו של שנדוך, שאורכה למעלה מעשרה מטרים, נפתחת ברצף ייחודי ומורכב של תרשימים קטנים - כל אחד אילן ספירות - האמורים לייצג כמכלול את אדם קדמון. שנדוך מציין שכל אחד מ״עשרת הפרצופים השלמים״ שהוא מכיל מורכב מעשר ספירות, וכי דפוס פרקטלי זה ממשיך לאין שיעור: ״וכל ספירה וספירה היא כלולה מעשר עד אין תכלית״. המשך האילן כולל הדמיה של עולם הנקודות הסרוקי, המורכב ממספר דיאגרמות בהשראת פתיחת ״ויקהל משה: של משה גראף (דסאו, 1699). לאחר מכן מגיע סיכום תמציתי של החלק הראשון של האילן, ואחריו ייצוגי שלבי ההאצלה הבאים.
Colophon (Latin) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Further Information
Research Literature A. Neubauer, Catalogue of the Hebrew Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford 1886).
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Surfaces Linking to This Manuscript:
Recto
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test surface
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Oxford (England), The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford: Ms. Hunt. Add. D )