Fortaleza del yudaismo e confussion del estrano

Alternate Title:

Fortaleza del judaísmo e confusión del estrano

Name:

Guer de Cordova, Abraham

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1650

Description:

A copy of the work Fortaleza del judaísmo e confusión del estrano by Abraham Ger of Cordova in 50 chapters with a complete table of contents at the end.

Language:

Spanish; Castilian

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Henry Charles Lea (Zacour-Hirsch).; Gift of the estate of Henry Charles Lea, 1909.; Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909, former owner.

Subject:

Judaism -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800; Judaism -- Apologetic works

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Manuscripts, Spanish; Manuscripts, European; Apologetic writings; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

161 leaves : paper; 245 x 180 (185 x 125) mm bound to 256 x 195 mm

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from caption title (f. 1r).; Attribution from f. ii verso, name Abraham Guer de Cordova is at the end of the introduction or preface to the work.; Foliation: Paper, i (modern paper) + 161 + i (modern paper); [ii], 1-158, [159]; contemporary foliation in ink, upper right recto.; Script: Written in a cursive script by one hand, with a note in Italian in a later hand on the final folio.; Binding: Modern boards. Folios [i] and 150-[159] have been repaired and are difficult to read; there is old water and mildew damage on some leaves, and a few wormholes.; Origin: Possibly written in Spain or Netherlands, 17th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Spanish.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 805