Vat.ebr.257

Description

Date:

mid-15th century

Dated Mss:

1469

Collation:

Quires of various sizes, mostly quinions and seven-bifolia and some eight bifolia quires

Foliation:

Ff. A-H, 1-310

Writing:

Byzantine semi-cursive script

Writing - Note:

Copied by two alternating hands; one writing in a smaller script with lighter coloured ink than that used by the scribe who wrote the colophon. The manuscript was completed on 20 Shevat 5229=1469 in Candia.

Language:

Hebrew.

Alphabet:

Hebrew.

Colophon:

F. 309v: והיתה השלמתו בעשרים לחדש שבט שנ' חמשת אלפי' ומאתים ותשעה ועשרי' פה בעיר קנדיאה

Origin:

Candia (Crete)

Provenance:

Palatine collection, Fondo Fuggeriana ebr. 64

History:

On f. 310v Shabbetai b. Michael Kohen wrote that he sold the manuscript to Elkanah b. David Capsali on 15 Sivan 5249=1489 ט"ו לסיון שנת הרמ"ט מודה אני שבתי כהן במא"א ... מכאל כהן זלה"ה איך מכרתי הספר הזה לכ"ר אלקנה בכה"ר דוד קפשלי יצ"ו. The seller is most probably Shabbetai b. Michael Kohen Balbo and the purchaser is the father of Elia Capsali who sold manuscripts to Ulrico Fugger. Cf. MS Vat. ebr. 229 which was also included in the same sale.

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), pp. 191-192.