Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning (former owner)
Name:
Nigrin, Mosheh, active 16th century
Date:
1600
Description:
Collection of sermons and essays on midrash and Cabalah; an index is written on the first leaf of the manuscript.
Language:
Hebrew
Provenance:
Gift of David Werner Amram to Dropsie College, 1924.; Fomerly held in the Library of the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning (bookplate inside right cover).; Amram, David Werner, 1866-1939, former owner.
175 leaves : paper; 205 x 155 (150 x 110) mm bound to 260 x 180 mm
Rights:
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Notes:
Ms. codex.; Cabalist who lived in Safed early in the sixteenth century; contemporary of Moses di Trani; student of Isaac Lurya; his name appears in the manuscript (f. 140v, 141v).; Title from caption.; Foliation: Paper, i + 175 + i (stub of torn end flyleaf); [i-viii,] 1-167; foliation in Hebrew letters in ink, upper left recto.; Paper, yellowish and stained, frayed at the edges.; Layout: Written in 21 lines.; Script: Written very closely in Oriental cursive Hebrew script, in black ink.; Item cataloged from digital facsimile and existing description.; Hebrew.
Physical Location:
Library at the Katz Center, Rare Book Manuscripts, CAJS Rar Ms 28
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