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London (England), The British Library: Or. 6465


Identifiers and Titles

Alternative IdentifiersLondon (England), Catalogue Margoliouth: 829
London (England), The British Library: Or. 9807
Primary Manuscript TitlesThe Magnificent Parchment
Alternative Manuscript Titles1
NLI ID990000557120205171

Manuscript History

Origin
ContributorsDavid Ben Moshe Darshan (Scribe)
Date1556
Creation Place
Creation Settlement Information (English)Modena
Creation Country Information (English)Italy
Provenance
Owner InformationThe British Library
Current or Former Ownercurrent
Provenance Place
Provenance Settlement Information (English)London
Provenance Country Information (English)England

Physical Description

Materialparchment
Formrotulus
Dimensions
Width57.2 cm
Height200 cm
Hand Description
Hand Description (English)Ashkenazic

Languages Used

Main LanguageRabbinic Hebrew
Additional LanguagesRabbinic Hebrew

Content Description

Colophon"דוד בן הגאון הקדוש מוהר"ר משה דרשן מקראקא בק"ק מודינא שנת ו'י'ש' תקוה לאחריתך" [=שט"ז].

Further Information

Research LiteratureG. Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols. (London, 1899–1935), 829.
J. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree (University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2022), 65–66, 375.
Notes (Hebrew)London, BL, MS Or. 6465 Scroll © The British Library Board 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. 1527–late sixteenth century) during his time in Modena in 1556. The original Magnificent Parchment was likely crafted ca. 1500 in northern Italy. This family of manuscripts is distinguished by its grand scale, its graphical richness, and its roughly 33,000-word anthological text. 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.

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London (England), The British Library: Or. 6465


Identifiers and Titles

Alternative IdentifiersLondon (England), Catalogue Margoliouth: 829
London (England), The British Library: Or. 9807
Primary Manuscript TitlesThe Magnificent Parchment
Alternative Manuscript Titles1
NLI ID990000557120205171

Manuscript History

Origin
ContributorsDavid Ben Moshe Darshan (Scribe)
Date1556
Creation Place
Creation Settlement Information (English)Modena
Creation Country Information (English)Italy
Provenance
Owner InformationThe British Library
Current or Former Ownercurrent
Provenance Place
Provenance Settlement Information (English)London
Provenance Country Information (English)England

Physical Description

Materialparchment
Formrotulus
Dimensions
Width57.2 cm
Height200 cm
Hand Description
Hand Description (English)Ashkenazic

Languages Used

Main LanguageRabbinic Hebrew
Additional LanguagesRabbinic Hebrew

Content Description

Colophon"דוד בן הגאון הקדוש מוהר"ר משה דרשן מקראקא בק"ק מודינא שנת ו'י'ש' תקוה לאחריתך" [=שט"ז].

Further Information

Research LiteratureG. Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols. (London, 1899–1935), 829.
J. H. Chajes, The Kabbalistic Tree (University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2022), 65–66, 375.
Notes (Hebrew)London, BL, MS Or. 6465 Scroll © The British Library Board 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. 1527–late sixteenth century) during his time in Modena in 1556. The original Magnificent Parchment was likely crafted ca. 1500 in northern Italy. This family of manuscripts is distinguished by its grand scale, its graphical richness, and its roughly 33,000-word anthological text. 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.

Surfaces Linking to This Manuscript:

Recto