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Vat.ebr.210

Manuscript information

Resource type:
Manuscript
Collection:
Vat.ebr.
Shelfmark:
Vat.ebr.210
Library:
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Date:
Mid-16th century
Dated Mss:
1550
Support:
Paper
Height:
222
Width:
161
Extent:
170 ff.
Exhibit Tags:
Kabbalah

Description

Date:
mid-16th century
Dated Mss:
1550
Collation:
Quinions
Foliation:
1-138, 138bis-168 + <1>
Writing:
Italian semi-cursive script
Writing - Note:
Copied for Mordecai b. Jacob Rossello and completed in Ferrara on 21 Sivan 5310=1550. Mordecai Rossello is probably the author of the unpublished kabbalistic treatise "Shaʿarei Ḥayyim", (cf. A. Neubauer, in "REJ", ix 1884, p. 153, x 1885, p. 94 and D. Kaufmann, “La Famille de Yehiel de Pise.” "ibid.", xxvi 1893, p. 92).
Language:
Hebrew.
Alphabet:
Hebrew.
Colophon:
F. 168v: אני הסופר כתבתי זה הספר לבקשת הנשא כמהר"ר מרדכי בכמר"ר [...]ון ... יעקב רושילו יצ"ו פה פיררה כא לחדש סיון ש"י לפ"ק.
Origin:
Ferrara (Italy)
Provenance:
Assemani wrote that this manuscript came from the Palatine collection, but Cassuto, "Palatini", p. 56 maintains that the manuscripts belonging to the Rossellos were acquired by the Biblioteca Apostolica from another source (cf. MS Vat. ebr. 7).
History:
An owner, Jacob b. Abraham Rossello אני יעקב בכמ"ר אברהם רשלו signed his name on ff. 1v, 109v and on the recto of the unnumbered last folio. On the verso he added some verses with his name, beginning ליעקב לכה זמיר. He owned MSS Vat. ebr. 7, 13 and 264 as well. On f. 109v Barukh b. Jacob Rossello signed his name ברוך בכמ"ר יעקב רושלו יצ"ו.

Administrative information

Source of information:
B. Richler, M. Beit-Arié, N. Pasternak, Hebrew manuscripts in the Vatican Library: Catalogue, Città del Vaticano 2008 (Studi e testi 438), p. 149.

Parts of this manuscript

2r-168v

ספר התקונים

Locus:
2r-168v
Title:
ספר התקונים
Supplied title:
[ספר הזוהר], Zohar, and Midrash Shir ha-Shirim
Uniform title:
Zohar, Tikkunei Zohar, and Midrash Ḥadash. Shir ha-shirim
General note:
[ספר הזוהר] Zohar. Includes "Tikkunei Zohar" ספר התקונים (ff. 2r-108v) with an index at the end, "Midrash Shir ha-Shirim" from the "Zohar Ḥadash" (ff. 110r-137r), the seven major and minor "hekhalot" from the "Zohar" on pericope "Pekudei" with variants from the printed text, שבעה היכלות גדולות מזוהר המופלא (ff. 138r-160v) and שבעה היכלות קטנות (ff. 161r-168v).
Language:
Hebrew.
Alphabet:
Hebrew.
Source of information:
B. Richler, M. Beit-Arié, N. Pasternak, Hebrew manuscripts in the Vatican Library: Catalogue, Città del Vaticano 2008 (Studi e testi 438), p. 149.